MANCHESTER UNITED will need to be mentally strong if they are to beat Southampton in the EFL Cup final, according to Antonio Valencia.
The Red Devils will be hoping to add to their silverware this season, having already won the Community Shield at the start of the campaign.
And Antonio Valencia has admitted United will not rest on their laurels and will need to be "mentally strong" to beat Saints.
“I'm 100 per cent up for it," Valencia said.
"You can never be just at 30 per cent. When you pull on the United shirt you have to be 100 per cent focused and ready. It’s all about being totally concentrated.
"In such an important game as a final, you really need to be mentally strong and fully focused on the game - even more so when it’s at a fantastic stadium like Wembley.
"Let’s hope that’s how it is in this final and we’re all concentrating on our jobs and we can manage to win the cup.
“We have to put all the build-up, photos and interviews completely out of our minds, and focus on the task in hand.
"We’ve got a trophy up for grabs here and know just how important that is for the supporters.
"We can’t approach the game in a relaxed mood; we have to go out, put in a shift and fight hard, and hope that throughout the 90 minutes, we're in control of the game and can eventually lift the cup.
“We have to forget about the fact that we might have won there three, four or five times.
"We have to put that to one side. This is another final, and a totally different story. We cannot afford to make one single mistake, this is a final and we cannot lose our concentration for even one minute."
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