The Reds are so keen to improve that the players are putting in voluntary overtime at the Aon Training Complex.
Marcus Rashford, who opened the scoring against Colchester in the 3-0 Carabao Cup quarter-final win, was so keen to practise, he was doing extra work, a little more than 24 hours before the match.
“There’s hunger there and they do extras,“ said the boss. ”With the strikers, all the time, I was trying to hold Marcus back yesterday, but he wanted to do extra.
“It was two days after a game, the day before a game, but he was still on the training ground practising.