Coventry vs Manchester United LIVE commentary: Sky Blues eye giant-killing at Wembley in FA Cup semi-final – kick-off time, team news and talkSPORT coverage
Manchester United take on Coventry this Sunday afternoon in the second FA Cup semi-final of the weekend, live on talkSPORT.
The Red Devils’ push for Europe in the Premier League is looking bleak, meaning a place in the final is pivotal to prevent this from becoming a terrible campaign.
Erik ten Hag will be desperate to reach the showpiece match and coming up against Championship opposition makes his side major favourites.
However, Mark Robins’ men have already knocked out Wolves on their way to this stage and know they can put up a good fight.
Coventry vs Man United: Robins the Red Devil
It will be a special clash for Coventry manager Robins who used to play for Man United and even won an FA Cup with them.
In 1990, he scored the only goal of the game against Nottingham Forest as he kept United in the competition which they eventually went on to win.
That goal is also said to have saved Sir Alex Ferguson’s job at the time, with a defeat reported to have spelt the end for the iconic boss.
Robins played a total of 61 times for the Red Devils at the start of his career before he moved on to Norwich City and a myriad of other clubs.
The 54-year-old now has the chance to pull off a giant-killing with Coventry and end their hopes of silverware this season.
He may have saved Sir Alex’s job 34 years ago, but he could now play a huge part in ending Ten Hag’s time at United.
Coventry vs Man United: Team news
Coventry will be missing Tatsuhiro Sakamoto and Jamie Allen for the semi-final.
Ellis Simms and Haji Wright are expected to be the main dangers for the Sky Blues, with the former scoring five in the FA Cup so far.
As for Man United, Antony could return after missing the draw against Bournemouth last weekend.
Scott McTominay is close to a comeback too, but the Red Devils’ injury list remains long.
