Once again major personnel problems at Manchester United. The club will play the semi-final of the FA Cup against Coventry City on Sunday, but Erik ten Hag only has one central defender.

Manchester United has enough defenders in the selection, but almost everyone is injured. Lisandro Martínez is struggling with a knee injury, Raphaël Varane suffered a muscle injury against Chelsea (4-3 loss) and Victor Lindelöf and Willy Kambwala are also not fit.

In addition, Luke Shaw can also play well in the center back. However, the Englishman has a hamstring injury and has been sidelined for a number of weeks. Jonny Evans is also unavailable.

The only defender that Ten Hag has at his disposal is Harry Maguire. The Englishman was almost sold to West Ham United last summer, but the Dutch manager is happy that the deal fell through.

According to Fabrizio Romano, Ten Hag trained with the Casemiro – Maguire duo during the training prior to the semi-final. The Brazilian is a midfielder by nature, but may be at the back on Sunday.

Manchester United also still does not have Tyrell Malacia. The Dutch back has had to watch the entire season due to a knee injury. Scott McTominay also has to miss the semi-final.

The match between Manchester United and second division team Coventry City kicks off on Sunday at 5:30 PM at Wembley Stadium. Last year, Manchester United already reached the final under Ten Hag. In the final match, Manchester City proved too strong with a 2-1 win.

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