The Portuguese head coach spoke indepthly in his pre-match press conference on Friday about a number of issues, including the "untrue" speculation about a rift with Paul Pogba, the imminent return of defender Eric Bailly and the possibility of bringing in a new midfielder in the summer to replace Michael Carrick.
However, the most encouraging revelation for United fans came when asked for an update on the fitness of Herrera and Rashford, who missed last weekend's 1-0 loss to Newcastle with unspecified muscle injuries.
Although they won't return for the 'Red Devils' FA Cup fifth round clash with Huddersfield Town on Saturday, they could be back in the set-up for the first leg against Sevilla on Wednesday.
Mourinho's response was blunt but straight to the point: "No (for tomorrow), chance (for Sevilla)".
When asked if it was an important week for United, he replied: "Yes, but let's go step by step. The next one is the one that, tomorrow 7:30pm, we are out of the FA Cup or we are in the quarter-final".
"Tomorrow is black or white. It's not grey. Tomorrow is really important because it's a knockout match. We are going to face the game in the best possible way. Sevilla is half of a knock-out, so not so crucial as Huddersfield, but almost".
17 February 2018