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Manchester United head into the FA Cup conflict at Nottingham Forest after a 2-1 residence defeat to Fulham.
Eric ten Hag's males will hope to depart the frustration of the Premier League defeat within the rear-view mirror by making the final eight of the FA Cup.
Early workforce information means that the Crimson Devils should work onerous to safe a win on the Metropolis Floor, because the workforce shall be with out a number of star gamers for Wednesday's outing.
Forward of the supervisor's press convention, the membership's official website has highlighted the health ranges of gamers corresponding to Rasmus Hjolund, Luke Shaw and Casemiro.
Hjolund's absence stifled Man United's assault at Previous Trafford on the weekend. The Denmark worldwide had scored seven targets in his final six league video games earlier than being sidelined with a muscle harm. It’s understood that he’s out for the subsequent few weeks.
Luke Shaw may even not play towards Forest. It’s anticipated that the British will stay out of rivalry for just a few months. His understudy, Tyrell Malacia, has not made any aggressive appearances but this season. And as issues stand, that's not going to vary on Wednesday night time.
Casemiro's harm is the most important concern for United because the Brazilian midfield veteran left the Fulham match within the 53rd minute after a conflict of heads with Harrison Reed.
Talking in regards to the concern within the post-match press convention, Ten Hag revealed:
“I don't actually know (the difficulty) however it needed to come up. He needed to come out so we’ve to speak to the physician and the medical workforce to see how he’s doing.
“He couldn't proceed the sport. We've all seen that. We needed to take him down and hopefully he'll be higher by tomorrow.”
The Dutchman is predicted to present an replace on the 32-year-old's health in his pre-match convention on Tuesday.
In the meantime, the hosts are additionally prone to subject a weak midfield with Ibrahima Sangare unavailable having returned injured from Africa Cup of Nations obligation.
Like Ten Hag, Nuno Espirito Santo can also be coping with a disaster state of affairs in the case of full-back. Left-backs Nuno Tavares and Ola Aina are each sidelined, leaving the Portuguese coach with solely Harry Toffolo as a left-back choice for the fifth-round FA Cup tie towards United.
In a saving grace for United's backline, Forest's high goalscorer Chris Wooden can also be unavailable with a hamstring concern.