Man Utd considering six players to replace Antony in FA Cup final

Alba Romero 11 months ago 5.5k
Antony was injured in Thursday's game against Chelsea. EFE

According to the 'Mirror', Manchester United are considering six players to replace Antony for the FA Cup final and the final game of the Premier League season. Facundo Pellistri, Alejandro Garnacho, Marcus Rashford, Wout Weghorst, Jadon Sancho and Anthony Martial are the main contenders.

Antony was stretchered off injured in Manchester United's match against Chelsea and Erik ten Hag said it was a "serious injury" at the post-match press conference.

"Antony's injury? I can tell you that it's serious. We have to wait 24 hours to be sure of the nature of the injury," stated the Dutchman.

As a result, the Red Devils are already considering six footballers to play in the Brazilian's position for the FA Cup final against Manchester City and the final game of the Premier League season against Fulham.

According to the 'Mirror', Marcus Rashford, who replaced Antony against Chelsea, could play on the left flank while Jadon Sancho could play as a right winger. This duo worked well in the last game at Old Trafford.

Anthony Martial and Wout Weghorst could play in the same way to make up for the absence of the Brazil international with the Frenchman playing as left winger and the Dutchman as right winger.

The same media outlet reports that Alejandro Garnacho and Facundo Pellistri could take Antony's place in both games but Ten Hag will have to analyse the different options in Sunday's meeting against Fulham to choose the right option for the final against Guardiola's side.

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