• Striker has until ‘last moment’ to recover from ankle injury • Manager says he is ‘curious’ about Antonio Conte’s futureThe fitness of Romelu Lukaku is José Mourinho’s sole matter of concern as the Manchester United manager prepares for the FA Cup final against Chelsea in unusually serene mood. Mourinho will face off against his former club at Wembley after a season marked by vituperative exchanges between himself and his opposite number, Antonio Conte. But speaking from United’s FA Cup base in the Hertfordshire countryside, the Portuguese noted only that he was “curious” about Conte’s future. “I don’t want to lie to you and say Lukaku doesn’t play, then he plays, or vice versa. Chants of “Judas” were directed at Mourinho at Stamford Bridge in last year’s FA Cup, a match United lost 1-0.

Source: The Guardian May 18, 2018 13:12 UTC