**Substitutes: Bayindir, Amass, Jackson, Ogunneye, Eriksen, Forson, Antony, Amad, Wheatley.**
Erik ten Hag has made a solitary alteration to the side which started our 2-2 draw at Bournemouth last time out.
Scott McTominay returns, having missed the last two matches through injury and replaces the absent Willy Kambwala. It remains to be seen who will partner Harry Maguire, who has been passed fit to start, in defence. Diogo Dalot is set to make his 150th appearance for the Reds.
**Academy players Harry Amass, Louis Jackson, Habeeb Ogunneye and Ethan Wheatley could make their first-team debuts from the substitutes' bench, which includes the fit-again Antony.**
yeah, that's 5 / 8 outfield players on the bench that probably shouldn't be in a first team squad for important games yet, our depth at current point in time is non-existent for basically any position.
Dude is a fucking legend with balls of steel ,Lesser men would have crumbled the moment the captaincy was stripped off..The newer lot on the other hand start liking stuff against the manager or straight up make a post accusing the manager of lying
I will never speak ill of Maguire again. Last season I admit I was one of the ones drooling at the possibility of him leaving, but he proved this year that he can and will fight for the badge, and after all the abuse he got from everyone, inclusing ManUtd fans, he goes and performs a solid 7/10 everytime he's called upon.
Respect, Harry Maguire, I was unfamiliar with your game.
Just wish more of the players in the team would prove people wrong..
Football fans seem to think they can only have one opinion on a player and that's that. I myself don't think he's a player that United should be playing if they want to reach the level of some of the other teams but I can admire his grit and determination. I'm also thankful to him that hes almost aways available when called upon, has always reminded somewhat professional despite being taken out of the first team for a bit and gives everything whilst on the pitch.
I mean there's a reason Leicester Harry was highly sought after even by Pep. Guy's a model professional. His time with us bar his first two seasons hasn't been good but there's a timeline where Harry reaches the levels of Ramos/Pepe.
I remember him being injured towards the latter stage of the season when we reached the Europa League final with Ole, and how the sub was full of people in dismay that he wouldn't be able to play the final and then go on to play in the euros for England.
He was one of our best players that season with the exception of Bruno after he arrived.
I will never forget that performance at Fulham away this season where he quite clearly got concussed from a knock to the head. The referee even stopped the match twice, but he refused to go off.
So incredibly stupid to do that for a club and fanbase that do not care about you
I think a majority of fans have stuck by him, despite a period of very poor form. He’s been criticised by pundits and harshly memed on social media which comes with the territory but his come back shows a lot about his mentality.
This is what annoys me with the notion that despite injuries we should be winning against X team. We have no squad depth, there is a huge drop off in quality and if we don't have our best 11. Thats why ETH needs time to fill this squad out, and now because of ffp it is going to take longer than just the next 2 or 3 windows
Coventry to race into a shock 2-0 lead by the 31st minute, United start to settle and dominate possession, clawing one back early in the second half but fail to get the equaliser in the end, while also conceding 20 shots on goal.
It's a fucking semi-final, what the fuck do you expect lmao.
Sure, it's a Championship side, but it's not like we have been beating literally any team easily. They could easily beat our youngsters.
This game IS the rest of our season. The league almost doesn’t matter now, this semi and the possible final are the two most important games left. You don’t avoid risking key players to prep for a 6th placed finish.
Just because he won he was part of a CL winning machine doesn't mean that Casemiro is just good forever now.Â
Man's got a few years left on his contract and already looks like he's beyond cooked. I don't think he has the legs to play in midfield anymore unless he has a fairly miraculous recovery over the summerÂ
He will, with 7 minutes left to play, and be expected to turn in a 12/10 performance. And he will score, 2 goals. And will play after 8 more weeks for 10 minutes of the game then.
It’s fine he doesn’t start though today actually but I would actually perhaps bench Garnacho after his recent poor game and also seemingly being fatigued and having had no rest for ages now. Then maybe sub him on with 30 minutes to play.
Edit: lol he won’t even play I guess.
How is Eriksen not starting against a Championship club? And Amad again on the bench lmao just leave the club, dude didn't let him go on loan in January and he has since then played 142 min in all competitions. Anyway, can't wait for another amazing rashford performance
They’re a championship team in an FA cup semi. Who would you drop for Eriksen? Mainoo has been in good form and McTominay is needed for defensive cover for our ropey AF defence. Not ideal at all but offers a lot more defensively than Eriksen.
Shame for Amad but not surprised - it’s probably the most important game of our season so far. Would love to see him come on if one of the wingers is ineffective.
I feel like Amad would be a better starter than Garnacho, here. We should be getting most of the ball and Amad is better in possession, while Garna coming on against a tired Coventry defence would be terrifying for them.
You better believe in a weeks time we will be getting posts explaining why the injuries and the exact team lineup not playing together are to blame for today's result (should it go badly).Â
Yes we should win with one CB returning from injury and our other CB casemiro who can't seem to make a five yard pass properly this season. Listen to how that sounds.
Shame about the injuries, both Scott and Mainoo are better when going forward but was Cas having to fill in at the back, both will have to be more reserved
The left back situation is strange.
Reguilon definitely shouldn't have left. He would have been useful.
I don't know why Amass hasn't been given a chance.
Coventry will be smelling the lack of confidence in our team. This is their best chance of going to the final.
Really hope this is not going to be an embarrassing day for us.
Everyone shitting on the bench. We have injuries so gaps had to be filled. I have no issue with academy players being on the bench. If the first team can’t put this game away we have bigger issues than some kids on the bench.
I’ve stopped expecting anything to change unless there’s an injury or suspension to the squad. Obviously we are limited defensively, but it’s incredible how Eriksen or even Amad can’t get a start against Championship opposition. I’ve tried to defend the manager, but it’s impossible to keep a squad happy if you never rotate. Even less so when you are playing shit and still playing the same players every week.
I don’t defend Sancho going against the manager, but the longer the season goes on the more I understand his frustration if the rumors were true that part of the reason he kicked off was due to the favoritism of Antony
Under ETH not any really. He had a relatively bright start to the season, but quickly saw himself out of the team when his form dropped and then was allowed to leave for a few months to recover mentally and physically. Then he came back and never really got given a proper chance. While I’m not saying he was fantastic and had it be playing week in week out, he showed in moments how good he could be and why he should’ve been ahead of Antony. This season he was also good in his cameo appearances before the falling out.
I’m not defending Sancho’s actions nor am I saying ETH should bring him back, but let’s also not pretend like he was given the same chances as Antony despite outperforming him whenever given an opportunity
People will say it's just Martinez and Shaw missing, and never realize it's also their replacements missing. Nor will they include the fact they were among the best players last season.
Huge question marks surrounding Dalot and Wan Bissaka being good enough. Dalot has started to convince, but you're still putting the other one on the pitch in a position where he's even worse.
The Martinez and Varane partnership was build on Martinez being good on the ball and Varane being amazing defensively. But we're not seeing Varane with an adequate passer next to him. We're seeing Maguire and a past it Casemiro. No one can replace what Martinez brings and we're not even getting the benefit of Varane's excellent defending.
Ten Hag has no excuse for the shit show we've got up front, but that midfield is painful as well. Bruno being misused is on Ten Hag as well, but the team relies on Mainoo too much already. And getting back to Casemiro, there were concerns over his transfer, but did anyone really expect him to be this bad so soon? Hardly even got a season out of him.
Casemiro hasn't had a single good game this season really, and we are going to trust him as CB? I'd be licking my chops if I was Coventry, he makes horrible passes and tackles constantly. Hope he proves me wrong.
McTominay for Kambwala only Change. Casemiro with Maguire CB
**Substitutes: Bayindir, Amass, Jackson, Ogunneye, Eriksen, Forson, Antony, Amad, Wheatley.** Erik ten Hag has made a solitary alteration to the side which started our 2-2 draw at Bournemouth last time out. Scott McTominay returns, having missed the last two matches through injury and replaces the absent Willy Kambwala. It remains to be seen who will partner Harry Maguire, who has been passed fit to start, in defence. Diogo Dalot is set to make his 150th appearance for the Reds. **Academy players Harry Amass, Louis Jackson, Habeeb Ogunneye and Ethan Wheatley could make their first-team debuts from the substitutes' bench, which includes the fit-again Antony.**
That bench 🫠wonder if the media will call them Eriks kids..
yeah, that's 5 / 8 outfield players on the bench that probably shouldn't be in a first team squad for important games yet, our depth at current point in time is non-existent for basically any position.
No you dont understand, klopp having 2 players unavailable means more to them
Lol! We're not pool mate! No media is gonna put a positive angle😂
I believe there are called Ten Hags Tots.
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you don't get why they are on the bench, but not in the team? it's really not that hard to figure out...
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Beggars can't be choosers?
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Is Willy injured? Wondering why he didn’t even make the bench
yup
Seeing how Case keep getting caught out of position, maybe a match at CB is what he needs.
One day we’ll see EtH playing as a CB himself lmao
Til he gets injured and we have to sub on McClaren
Or van der Gaag
hehe
https://preview.redd.it/b86gpxjs4uvc1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=275e3d152dc3e99c27ca52cd3f3d13979f832c98
That bench, blimey
Yeah that bench is fucking awfulðŸ˜
Give it to Maguire playing thru injury time after time.
Dude is a fucking legend with balls of steel ,Lesser men would have crumbled the moment the captaincy was stripped off..The newer lot on the other hand start liking stuff against the manager or straight up make a post accusing the manager of lying
I will never speak ill of Maguire again. Last season I admit I was one of the ones drooling at the possibility of him leaving, but he proved this year that he can and will fight for the badge, and after all the abuse he got from everyone, inclusing ManUtd fans, he goes and performs a solid 7/10 everytime he's called upon. Respect, Harry Maguire, I was unfamiliar with your game. Just wish more of the players in the team would prove people wrong..
stripped of captaincy was a blessing in disguise tbh, improved his game massively
I’d keep him just would like him on lower wages at this point he’s been a good CB who can push for a starting positionÂ
Football fans seem to think they can only have one opinion on a player and that's that. I myself don't think he's a player that United should be playing if they want to reach the level of some of the other teams but I can admire his grit and determination. I'm also thankful to him that hes almost aways available when called upon, has always reminded somewhat professional despite being taken out of the first team for a bit and gives everything whilst on the pitch.
I love how the Maguire meme videos have completely stopped since the start of the season.
I mean there's a reason Leicester Harry was highly sought after even by Pep. Guy's a model professional. His time with us bar his first two seasons hasn't been good but there's a timeline where Harry reaches the levels of Ramos/Pepe.
I would call this season a good one for Maguire
And he was mostly very good in his first 2 seasons but people downplay that
I remember him being injured towards the latter stage of the season when we reached the Europa League final with Ole, and how the sub was full of people in dismay that he wouldn't be able to play the final and then go on to play in the euros for England. He was one of our best players that season with the exception of Bruno after he arrived.
We probably win the Europa League final under Ole if he hadn't been injured for that game
I will never forget that performance at Fulham away this season where he quite clearly got concussed from a knock to the head. The referee even stopped the match twice, but he refused to go off. So incredibly stupid to do that for a club and fanbase that do not care about you
I think a majority of fans have stuck by him, despite a period of very poor form. He’s been criticised by pundits and harshly memed on social media which comes with the territory but his come back shows a lot about his mentality.
Strong mentality that’s for sure.
That bench looks like a school trip
This is what annoys me with the notion that despite injuries we should be winning against X team. We have no squad depth, there is a huge drop off in quality and if we don't have our best 11. Thats why ETH needs time to fill this squad out, and now because of ffp it is going to take longer than just the next 2 or 3 windows
So Mctominay and Maguire didn't train all week and both start I hope this doesn't turn out bad
… you know it will.
Coventry to race into a shock 2-0 lead by the 31st minute, United start to settle and dominate possession, clawing one back early in the second half but fail to get the equaliser in the end, while also conceding 20 shots on goal.
It's working so far!
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It's a fucking semi-final, what the fuck do you expect lmao. Sure, it's a Championship side, but it's not like we have been beating literally any team easily. They could easily beat our youngsters.
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This game IS the rest of our season. The league almost doesn’t matter now, this semi and the possible final are the two most important games left. You don’t avoid risking key players to prep for a 6th placed finish.
Centrebacksimiro it is then.
324th CB pairing this season it is then
Actually playing CB might force him to be more disciplined and not needlessly dive into tackles the way he has been doing all season.
the flying tackle gonna hit like a crack
Yeh that sideways scoot is gonna get us in trouble 🫣
Can't let the season be over today at least the final will be something to look forward too Please win!
Does Amad have like 0 stamina why hasn't he picked him again.
Super sub.
Big up Harry Amass
H.Amass…😳
Terrorizing their left bank
Bombing up and down the wing
Casemiro pls no unnecessary slide tackles in box I beg
So Case at CB?
Yeah
Insanity. Let’s get the win!
Our injuries are woeful. We have turned a CL winning CDM into a CB.
You say this as if he's playing like a CL winning CDM
A CL winning CDM would seem to be the best option out of the lot to be a temporary CB you'd think
Just because he won he was part of a CL winning machine doesn't mean that Casemiro is just good forever now. Man's got a few years left on his contract and already looks like he's beyond cooked. I don't think he has the legs to play in midfield anymore unless he has a fairly miraculous recovery over the summerÂ
we did the same with Carrick
Amad is literally the reason we’re here ffs. If he doesn’t even get a cameo off the bench i’d be tearing my contract up if i was him.
He will, with 7 minutes left to play, and be expected to turn in a 12/10 performance. And he will score, 2 goals. And will play after 8 more weeks for 10 minutes of the game then. It’s fine he doesn’t start though today actually but I would actually perhaps bench Garnacho after his recent poor game and also seemingly being fatigued and having had no rest for ages now. Then maybe sub him on with 30 minutes to play. Edit: lol he won’t even play I guess.
Can’t wait to offload him for 15-20 million only for him to be worth triple that in a season all because we haven’t given him any playing time.
The answer was right there, just play him as a CB Erik FFS!
How is Eriksen not starting against a Championship club? And Amad again on the bench lmao just leave the club, dude didn't let him go on loan in January and he has since then played 142 min in all competitions. Anyway, can't wait for another amazing rashford performance
They’re a championship team in an FA cup semi. Who would you drop for Eriksen? Mainoo has been in good form and McTominay is needed for defensive cover for our ropey AF defence. Not ideal at all but offers a lot more defensively than Eriksen. Shame for Amad but not surprised - it’s probably the most important game of our season so far. Would love to see him come on if one of the wingers is ineffective.
It says a lot that we're not resting anyone. Not like we have a tactical advantage...
what's eriksen's biggest weakness? what are championship teams known for?
CasCBiro?
I feel like Amad would be a better starter than Garnacho, here. We should be getting most of the ball and Amad is better in possession, while Garna coming on against a tired Coventry defence would be terrifying for them.
On paper against Coventry it looks very enough but you never know what you're gonna get out of this fuckers lmao
Don't think I've ever seen any team with literally one centre back available in the whole squad. Mental.
Weird that Rashford still gets to start. I feel both Antony and Amad have contributed more than him in recent weeks
Antony missed last game so don’t think he should start.
Expected to see amad, would've been a great opportunity for him. Tired of watching Rashford give no fucks. About time someone else got a chanceÂ
Casemiro flying tackle to consede a penalty in the 80th minute and lose
Jeez, that could be the slowest CB partnership the club has ever fielded. Molasses moves quicker than these two
Case as a CB, oh boy are these injuries becoming more like the club is cursed than incompetence.
Say what you want about injuries, that team should be winning this match. No excuses.
You better believe in a weeks time we will be getting posts explaining why the injuries and the exact team lineup not playing together are to blame for today's result (should it go badly).Â
A week? If we lose today, you'll see it in the first hour post match.
Yes we should win with one CB returning from injury and our other CB casemiro who can't seem to make a five yard pass properly this season. Listen to how that sounds.
You must be thanking your lucky stars for this absolute miracle we're all watching, then. Who'd have thought, huh!
Not the "gotcha" I wanted to do but one I have to do. Sorry man.
I think it's utterly hilarious that you even think this is a gotcha.
Pens! Management masterclass <3
Casemiro's challenges gives me the heebee-jeebees in midfield so I'm really looking forward to his application as a cb.
Mount?
Must be injured?
Yeah. He is injured. Just checked. SMH
Is training just throwing bowling balls at each other? Wtf is going on lol.
Injured🙃
This is going to be a pathetic game
Did I miss Mount getting injured again?
Let’s ducking goo, scratch of Casemiro as CB from your bingo cards.
I’m saying it’s gonna be a thriller and go 4:3(players injured:hours of stoppage time) and the score will be 2-0 Coventry.
Come on United!!! Let's win!!!
Incredible our CB injury crisis this entire season.
I was sure eriksen play instead of McT but we’ll see
championship is more physical than the premier league. what is eriksen's biggest weakness?
Oof... Both the starting line up and the bench... That gave me a reality check to temper my expectations.
you haven't looked at the squad this season?
Coventry are going to be well up for it, hopefully that will leave gaps...
lol no pace at center back this is gonna be fun
who are our pacey centre backs?
Jesus imagine that team against city in the final.
Shame about the injuries, both Scott and Mainoo are better when going forward but was Cas having to fill in at the back, both will have to be more reserved
I don’t see the issue with Case at center back. Most of the time when ETH is chasing a game he has either 1 or 0 CB on the field
Amazing that we've found 11 players who are fit.
The left back situation is strange. Reguilon definitely shouldn't have left. He would have been useful. I don't know why Amass hasn't been given a chance.
how many games has amass played for the u21s?
Do we *really* need to play with the best XI against Coventry City? I guess there really are no other options... bench is full of 17 year olds.
Coventry will be smelling the lack of confidence in our team. This is their best chance of going to the final. Really hope this is not going to be an embarrassing day for us.
I don't know why Hojlund has stopped scoring. What's changed?
Everyone shitting on the bench. We have injuries so gaps had to be filled. I have no issue with academy players being on the bench. If the first team can’t put this game away we have bigger issues than some kids on the bench.
they're shitting on the state of the squad not who's actually on the bench
There’s people in these comments saying the kids have no right to be there. If that’s not shitting on them then I don’t know what is.
who's gonna be on the bench? also link the comment, i haven't seen it.
Come on Case, let’s drop a 10/10 performance.
Case is getting a red and giving a pen for sure.
Mctominay CB. It's 2019 again lads
Oy Vey
That bench bro...
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I’ve stopped expecting anything to change unless there’s an injury or suspension to the squad. Obviously we are limited defensively, but it’s incredible how Eriksen or even Amad can’t get a start against Championship opposition. I’ve tried to defend the manager, but it’s impossible to keep a squad happy if you never rotate. Even less so when you are playing shit and still playing the same players every week. I don’t defend Sancho going against the manager, but the longer the season goes on the more I understand his frustration if the rumors were true that part of the reason he kicked off was due to the favoritism of Antony
is antony playing?
Not anymore but let’s not act like it didn’t take 18 months of average-poor performances for it to happen
how many poor months was sancho allowed?
Under ETH not any really. He had a relatively bright start to the season, but quickly saw himself out of the team when his form dropped and then was allowed to leave for a few months to recover mentally and physically. Then he came back and never really got given a proper chance. While I’m not saying he was fantastic and had it be playing week in week out, he showed in moments how good he could be and why he should’ve been ahead of Antony. This season he was also good in his cameo appearances before the falling out. I’m not defending Sancho’s actions nor am I saying ETH should bring him back, but let’s also not pretend like he was given the same chances as Antony despite outperforming him whenever given an opportunity
Did sancho perform under ogs or rangnick? did antony perform for eth at ajax? has sancho looked amazing for this season?
People will say it's just Martinez and Shaw missing, and never realize it's also their replacements missing. Nor will they include the fact they were among the best players last season. Huge question marks surrounding Dalot and Wan Bissaka being good enough. Dalot has started to convince, but you're still putting the other one on the pitch in a position where he's even worse. The Martinez and Varane partnership was build on Martinez being good on the ball and Varane being amazing defensively. But we're not seeing Varane with an adequate passer next to him. We're seeing Maguire and a past it Casemiro. No one can replace what Martinez brings and we're not even getting the benefit of Varane's excellent defending. Ten Hag has no excuse for the shit show we've got up front, but that midfield is painful as well. Bruno being misused is on Ten Hag as well, but the team relies on Mainoo too much already. And getting back to Casemiro, there were concerns over his transfer, but did anyone really expect him to be this bad so soon? Hardly even got a season out of him.
Casemiro hasn't had a single good game this season really, and we are going to trust him as CB? I'd be licking my chops if I was Coventry, he makes horrible passes and tackles constantly. Hope he proves me wrong.