Erik ten Hag has a couple of selection dilemmas to make ahead of Manchester United's Carabao Cup semi-final second-leg clash with Nottingham Forest at Old ...
[Erik ten Hag's](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/erik-ten-hag) side [hold a comfortable 3-0 lead](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/man-utd-nottingham-forest-highlights-29052330) from the first leg at the City Ground thanks to goals from [Marcus Rashford](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/marcus-rashford), [Wout Weghorst](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/wout-weghorst) and [Bruno Fernandes](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/bruno-fernandes). Marcus Rashford has played every game since the restart and it would make sense to give him a rare rest. Antony is facing competition from Facundo Pellistri on the right wing, but the former has improved in recent weeks and needs game time to build up his confidence heading into an important period for the Red Devils. It makes perfect sense for Fred to slot straight into that void, having impressed from the bench against the Royals. The Portuguese playmaker scored the Red Devils' third last Wednesday with a fine strike. Predicting the two centre-backs is arguably the toughest call, with Ten Hag keen to shuffle between the four senior options, but Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez could start together for just the second time since November. David de Gea is set to keep his place in net, although Tom Heaton is pushing for recall to the XI. [Burnley](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/burnley-fc) and scored last week. Here is how United could line up on Wednesday night. [Harry Maguire](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/harry-maguire) on the bench. [beat Reading in the FA Cup](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/manutd-reading-facup-goals-highlights-29076488) as United try and secure their place in the final. [Carabao Cup](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/efl-cup) final when they face [Nottingham Forest](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/nottingham-forest-fc) in the semi-final second leg on Wednesday evening.
All the team news as Man United prepare for tonight's Carabao Cup semi-final second leg.
Manchester United take on Nottingham Forest in the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi final, find the predicted lineup here.
United have been bolstered by the return of a number of players ahead of tonights clash and allows Ten Hag to rotate. United could afford to rotate the squad in tonights game but that may not be the case with Ten Hag. Erik Ten Hag's side hold a 3-0 goal lead going into tonights game and are favourites to progress to the final.
The winner of this tie between Manchester United and Nottingham Forest will face Newcastle United in the final of the Carabao Cup.
5th min: United start the match with a prolonged period of possession, ending in a long pass from Lisandro Martinez that almost put Bruno Fernandes in on goal. 18th min: Alejandro Garnacho shows quick feet in the box and goes to ground, but there wasn't much contact and a goal kick is given. 25th min: A Bruno Fernandes corner is half-cleared, and Emmanuel Dennis bizarrely plays it the way he's facing when in space. The Forest keeper sticks out his right foot to save and the rebound just evades Lisandro Martinez. Jadon Sancho has just come out for a warm-up and gets a loud round of applause from the Stretford End. Brennan Johnson managed to worm his way past Casemiro's challenge and suddenly he was through on goal, but he shot straight at the United keeper from a narrow angle. Luke Shaw delivers a free-kick from the left and Casemiro nods it low and back across goal. HT: The half ends with a booking for Sam Surridge for a late challenge on Raphael Varane. The Forest defender was about to clear the ball when Wout Weghorst nicked it away, and he swung his foot right into the United striker. He delays his pass to Marcus Rashford and eventually underhits it, but the ball is blocked back into Martial's path and he fires left-footed into the bottom-right corner. Casemiro finds Anthony Martial with a first-time pass and suddenly the Red Devils are in on goal. The rebound falls to Surridge, but he's stretching to turn it back towards goal and he can't control the strike, which flies over the bar.
Erik ten Hag's Red Devils come into this following an empathic 3-1 win over Reading in the fourth round of the FA Cup. The Red devils have only lost one game in ...
Nottingham Forest come into the second leg following a 3-0 defeat against Manchester United in the first leg. Nottingham Forest were on a good run of form before the first leg defeat to United, being four games unbeaten in the league. Erik ten Hag's Red Devils come into this following an empathic 3-1 win over Reading in the fourth round of the FA Cup.