由於隊內小將圖安澤貝遭遇了背部傷勢的困擾，穆里尼奧在新聞發布會上承認，聯賽杯比賽可能會繼續派上周日比賽中出場的球員。
穆里尼奧說：「我只給四名球員放了兩天的假期，除此之外，每個人都會入選聯賽杯大名單。你們知道是哪四個人嗎？德赫亞、瓦倫西亞、馬蒂奇和巴伊。」
穆里尼奧說：「是的，我們會認真對待聯賽杯賽事，當然我們不會派上德赫亞和巴伊，但如果我們進入了下一輪的話，這些人可能會出場比賽，而我會給其他人休息的機會，我們的陣容很棒。
「我們沒有三十名球員，我們只有現在所擁有的球員，球隊現在還有一些傷病的問題，博格巴和圖安澤貝都無法出場。所以我們需要一些在周日踢了比賽的球員繼續出場，同時其他的球員需要在替補席上待命。
「我們需要一個強大的首發陣容，因為我清楚英冠球隊的實力，我知道如果我們不認真對待的話，球隊就有可能會輸球。」
圖安澤貝也談到了自己的傷病問題，他說：「我一直掙扎於背部傷勢，但目前我恢復得很順利，順利恢復的背後，每一個人都做出了很棒的貢獻。」
Axel Tuanzebe is set to miss Manchester United's Carabao Cup tie with Burton Albion and Reds manager Jose Mourinho has revealed four players have been rested ahead of Wednesday's clash at Old Trafford.
Promising teenager Tuanzebe is out with a back problem, while David De Gea, Antonio Valencia, Eric Bailly and Nemanja Matic will be handed a night off.
"I gave two days off only to four players," revealed the boss. "Apart from that, everybody is selected. Do you want to know which four? De Gea, Valencia, Matic and Bailly."
When asked if he is taking the competition, which the Reds won last season with a 3-2 triumph over Southampton at Wembley, seriously, he replied: "Oh, yes. Serious. Because it's football, it's competition. We take it seriously.
"Of course, we're not playing David or Bailly but, if we go to the next round, probably these guys will play and I will give a rest to others. Our squad is good.
"We don't have 30 players, we have what we have, and a couple of injuries right now with Paul Pogba and Axel Tuanzebe. So we need some of the players that played on Sunday to play and we need some to be on the bench.
"We need to be with a strong team. I know the quality of the Championship and I know, if we don't take the game seriously, we are going to lose."
Tuanzebe, meanwhile, is hoping the injury does not keep him out for too long as he bids to impress the manager over the course of the campaign.
"I've been struggling with my back, but the rehab's going well and, behind the scenes, everyone is doing a good job," he told ManUtd.com.