May 14, 2024
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The verified Guy Utd team members ahead of the Carabao Cup semi-final component versus Manchester City on Wednesday night.

Victor Lindelof is back in the provisionary Manchester United team ahead of their Carabao Cup semi-final component versus Guy City on Wednesday night.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side are simply one win far from a Wembley masterpiece last versus Tottenham Hotspur as they get ready for the single-legged semi-final at Old Trafford.

Speaking ahead of the derby experience the United supervisor exposed he has a ‘extremely strong team’ readily available with Edinson Cavani and Phil Jones the only absentees.

Uruguayan forward Cavani will misses out on the video game through suspension after he confessed an FA charge for his social networks post after scoring versus Southampton, while protector Jones stays sidelined through injury.

Lindelof trained with the rest of his United colleagues on Tuesday early morning and is in line for a go back to the match day team after he was found by MALE professional photographers coming to the group hotel ahead of the video game.

The Swede hasn’t included given that he was required off due to his persistent back injury throughout the Boxing Day draw with Leicester.

” We’re dissatisfied not having actually Edinson included, he’s most likely the only one,” Solskjaer stated at his pre-match interview. “And Phil Jones, who’s been extremely out for a long period of time, they’re the only 2 not readily available for choice, which is a great position to be in.”

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” Victor has actually been training, he’s been with us,” later on informed club media. “Edinson is suspended. Apart from that we have an extremely strong team to select from.”

United are anticipated to call a strong group for the important semi-final encounter with goalkeeper Dean Henderson anticipated to come in and change first-choice David de Gea in objective.

Henderson, 23, has actually been an ever present in the Carabao Cup this season and is yet to yield an objective in any of the 3 previous rounds.

Dutch midfielder Donny van de Beek likewise began in all 3 wins over Everton, Brighton and Luton however is not anticipated to begin the derby encounter.

The 23-year-old has actually just begun two times in the Premier League however Solskjaer thinks current examples recommend he will come proficient at the club in the future.

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” Donny has actually played well when he has had the possibility,” Solskjaer stated. “I believe we are too fast often to get on, ‘oh he’s not playing, it’s a failure’, however you understand we can see now.

” For instance, with Victor [Lindelof] and Fred, as examples, that it takes a bit of time and now they are enormously essential gamers in our team, in our group, which will be the exact same with Donny.”

Lee Grant, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Brandon Williams, Jesse Lingard, Facundo Pellistri and Odion Ighalo were not spotted coming to the group hotel on Wednesday afternoon.

All photos by Eamonn and James Clarke.

Verified team members

De Gea, Henderson; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Bailly, Tuanzebe, Telles, Shaw; McTominay, Matic, Fred, Pogba, Van de Beek, Fernandes, Mata; James, Greenwood, Martial, Rashford.