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Maguire, Antony, Evans -Manchester United injury news and return dates ahead of FA Cup semi-final

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Vincent
Published date18 April 2024
Publication titleManchester Evening News: Web Edition Articles (England)
Harry Maguire was seen holding his thigh during the 2-2 draw with Bournemouth on Saturday, raising concerns about his fitness ahead of the trip to Wembley. However, MEN Sport understands that the centre-back will be available for selection for Erik ten Hag

This comes as a relief with just Willy Kambwala the only other certainly fit centre-half amid the injuries to Lisandro Martinez, Raphael Varane and Victor Lindelof while Jonny Evans is a doubt and fill-in Luke Shaw is still sidelined.

The FA Cup is United’s last chance of a trophy this season and they will be favourites to make the final, where they would play either Chelsea or Manchester City in what would be a repeat of last season’s showdown. Here is the latest injury news for United.

Harry Maguire

Injury: Thigh.

What Ten Hag has said: "One thing was Harry Maguire had an issue in the first half [at Bournemouth] and for us he overcame [it]. During the game, he recovered from it and you see in the second half, he was up there and then he can express his leadership, he can express his defending qualities and his [ability] on the ball."

Potential return date: April 21 vs Coventry City.

Antony

Injury: Knock.

What we know: The Brazilian winger pulled out of the game against Bournemouth at the weekend having not trained on Friday. He shared an image of himself recovering in an ice bath on Tuesday and was pictured at Carrington training.

Potential return date: April 21 vs Coventry City.

Jonny Evans

Injury: Muscular

What we know: The club announced Evans would be out of the trip to Bournemouth due to a 'short-term muscular issue'.

Potential return date: April 21 vs Coventry City.

Scott McTominay

Injury: Knee

What we know: Ten Hag expressed that McTominay was a doubt for the trip to Bournemouth and as we now know, he was not in the team. It is understood his injury is not too serious though.

Potential return date: April 21 vs Coventry City.

Luke Shaw

Injury: Thigh.

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