According to Samuel Luckhurst, Manchester United has sustained yet another injury setback before their FA Cup quarterfinal matchup with rivals Liverpool this coming Saturday.

Man Utd injury updates

On Sunday afternoon, the Red Devils will play one of their fiercest rivals at Old Trafford in an important match that might kill their ambitions of winning four trophies this season. Even though Erik ten Hag’s team is the underdog going into the match, considering their opponents, one should expect them to step up their game.

Undoubtedly, United’s season has been disappointing, as evidenced by their current sixth-place finish in the Premier League. However, their troubles can be partially attributed to injuries, since numerous key players have missed significant amounts of the season.

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For instance, the Red Devils will be without Luke Shaw and Lisandro Martinez, two of their most important defensive tandems, against Liverpool. Jonny Evans is also out of the starting lineup.

As for the team’s leader, Rasmus Hojlund has been a major loss. Prior to his current injury, he had scored in six straight games. If he isn’t fit to start, Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho will need to step up this weekend.

Now, as United gets ready for one of their biggest games of the 2023–24 season to yet, another player has been added to the list of those missing.

Before Liverpool, Manchester United sustains another injury

Taking to X, Luckhurst announced that Altay Bayindir, the custodian, will not play for Manchester United against Liverpool due to an injury.

Not the most important team announcement, but #mufc can confirm that Altay Bayindir will be missing the Liverpool match due to injury. Dermot Mee or Tom Heaton ought to be the substitutes.

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Although Bayindir isn’t a key player and has only made one appearance for United, having conceded twice against Newport County in the FA Cup fourth round earlier this season, as Luckhurst suggests, this injury blow doesn’t exactly represent the worst in the world, but it does pretty well sum up the injuries that have been sustained this season.

Additionally, since Demot Mee, 21, has not yet played at the senior level for the Red Devils, that implies that Ten Hag’s roster may be tested by adding him as an emergency goalie.

Five fantastic Man Utd FA Cup victories vs Liverpool

Year

Turn around

Man Utd goal scorers

Liverpool 2-1 Man Utd

1977

Lastly

Greenhoff and Pearson

Liverpool 2-1 Man Utd

1985

replay of the semifinal

Robson and Hughes

Liverpool 1-0 Man Utd

1996

Lastly

Cantona

Liverpool 2-1 Man Utd

1999

Round four

Solskjaer and Yorke

Liverpool 3-2 Man Utd

2021

Round four

Rasford, Greenwood, and Fernandes

But, United should still be able to put out a starting lineup that can trouble Liverpool, with Bruno Fernandes a player who can make a big difference in the closing minutes and Garnacho and Rashford both dangerous on their day.

A well-balanced midfield consisting of Casemiro, Kobbie Mainoo, and Scott McTominay is expected, with the vast experience of Raphael Varane and Harry Maguire at the defence.

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Ten Hag’s team should still have faith that they can go to the FA Cup semi-finals since United showed earlier in the season that form isn’t always important in this match when they drew 0-0 against all odds at Anfield in the Premier League.