MU can play FA Cup semi-final with central defender pair 'uncle'

Before the match against Coventry in the 2023/2024 FA Cup semi-final, MU is having a headache with the injuries of 5/6 central defenders in the first team.

Young MU center back Louis Jackson. (Photo: Getty).

Kambwala is the latest Red Devils centre-back to be injured and not included in the squad for the match against Coventry. Harry Maguire is the only fit centre-back for coach Erik ten Hag at the moment. Previously, Lisandro Martinez, Victor Lindelof, Raphael Varane and Jonny Evans were all sidelined due to various issues.

In recent days, MU has proposed a solution to put Casemiro as a center back in training sessions. However, this solution is not optimal and the MU captain has called up 18-year-old center back Louis Jackson to the first team.

Most likely, the Old Trafford team will play with the central defender pair Jackson - Maguire tonight. At that time, the Red Devils will play with the central defender pair "uncle - nephew" (Maguire was born in 1993, Jackson was born in 2006).

Louis Jackson was part of the MU U18 squad that won the FA Youth Cup two years ago. Although he has been training with the MU first team since the beginning of the season, the central defender has never been registered to play a single match.

The FA Cup semi-final match between MU and Coventry will take place at 9:30 p.m. tonight, April 21, Vietnam time.

Source: https://vov.vn/the-thao/mu-co-the-da-ban-ket-fa-cup-voi-cap-trung-ve-chu-chau-post1090433.vov