ROAD TO WEMBLEY

guid Chelsea defence and Herrera’s piercing pass breached them within seven minutes.

That was the day United fans joked the police had issued a statement saying Eden Hazard was missing only to be found by Herrera.

He tracked him to John Williams’ Jaws theme on Twitter and Hazard was among Herrera’s possessions when he emptied his pockets in a viral performance which effectively secured the Basque the Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year award.

Herrera more than Matic is the more mobile option to shadow Hazard across the vast Wembley turf.

Mourinho’s mystifying management of Eric Bailly could leave Victor Lindelof better placed to supplement Smalling and Jones, having played with them at West Ham. It’s almost ten years to the day since the two sides met in the epic Champions League final in Moscow; Below, Anthony Martial may well miss out at Wembley; Left, Romelu Lukaku faces a race to be fit

Bailly, Smalling and Jones started together in the November loss at Stamford Bridge where they inexplicably allowed Alvaro Morata to meet Cesar Azpilicueta’s cross unmarked, and 13 months ago the back three was made up of Bailly, Marcos Rojo and Matteo Darmian.

Smalling and Jones are certainties irrespective of whether it is a two or three.

Sanchez has avoided a proper demotion by Mourinho and is assured of a cup final berth whatever the system, which would possibly result in a squad omission for Anthony Martial should Lukaku start on the bench. Martial’s injury would perhaps provide a pleasant excuse for Mourinho.

But an unpleasant surprise for the Martialholics.