Simms set to line up against familiar face
MANCHESTER United’s Amad Diallo knows the threat Coventry City and Ellis Simms will pose in Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final.
Amad played against the Sky Blues last season during a loan at Sunderland, scoring against Mark Robins’ side in a 2-1 defeat in the Championship, and he played alongside Simms for the Black Cats when he was on loan at the Stadium of Light from
Everton. The
two could now go head-tohead at Wembley, having played key roles to help their clubs reach the last four.
Amad scored the winner for United against Liverpool in the quarterfinals, while Simms struck a double as Coventry shocked Wolves in their last-eight tie.
“We are excited to play this game had this season but I remember, last against Coventry,” Amad said. “I will season, they had a very young team meet Ellis Simms, who was my teammate. and the striker Viktor Gyokeres, who I think we are ready for the went to Sporting. They’re a very game. We hope to win it and go to the strong team, who play football and final. attack and just attack.
“It was an unbelievable “But we know there are day for me after that goal not many games left so (in the quarter-final). I now, the most important scored the last-minute thing is, as a team, goal, against a big every player needs to team like Liverpool, fight and we need to so I was happy. It win every game. We gives me a lot of confidence.” hope to maybe win the FA Cup. That is the most
Recalling last season’s important thing right encounter with Coventry, now.” he added: “I remember we The Red Devils have a lost that game 2-1 but I nightmare situation at the scored a last-minute goal. back, with six senior
“They are a young team, defenders set to miss Sunday’s Coventry, and a very exciting team. I clash with the Sky Blues. Tyrell don’t know which players they’ve Malacia, Luke Shaw, Victor Lindelof,
Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane are definitely ruled out and Jonny Evans is also a doubt.
But manager Erik ten Hag has been given a boost as Harry Maguire is expected to be fit to face Mark Robins’ side.
The centre-back suffered a thigh injury in United’s last match, against Bournemouth in the Premier League. And fears over his availability against Coventry increased when he wasn’t visible in pictures from training released by United this week.
But it is understood his absence was a precaution and he should be available to start against the Sky Blues.
Maguire managed to play the full 90 minutes against Bournemouth, with Ten Hag saying: “Harry had an issue in the first half and luckily for us he overcame and recovered from it.”