Erik ten Hag has received positive news prior to Wednesday evening’s game. Both Jadon Sancho and Anthony Martial can be part of the match selection again. The 22-year-old Englishman has been plagued by personal problems, while the French striker suffered an injury in the game against Bournemouth earlier this month.
Manchester United will receive Nottingham Forest at its own Old Trafford on Wednesday for the second leg in the semi-final of the EFL Cup. United won the first leg 0-3 thanks to a goal from Wout Weghorst. There is a good chance that Sancho will be back in the Ten Hag selection for the first time since October 26. The wing flasher trained during the World Cup in Rosmalen because of ‘mood and fitness’.
Sancho returned to Carrington on January 18, where he was back on the training ground. He has been able to show his skills on the football field against Nottingham for a long time, but whether he will be in the base remains to be seen. “I think Anthony Martial and Jadon Sancho will return to the match selection,” said Ten Hag at the closing press conference.
Where Martial returns from injury, Christian Eriksen will be out for the next three months due to an ankle injury. That is a hard blow for the Dutch coach, who usually put Eriksen in midfield next to Casemiro. Being through the bad news the Red Devils working hard to get a replacement. Bayern Munich midfielder Marcel Sabitzer would be the prime candidate.
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