Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag must decide whether to take Anthony Martial risk vs Brighton

Manchester United’s hopes of a cup treble may have been dashed in midweek but a double is still very much in their hands.

The Reds face Brighton this afternoon for a spot in the FA Cup final having already lifted the Carabao Cup. Erik ten Hag' side will be far from full strength at Wembley with Lisandro Martinez out for the season and Raphael Varane likely sidelined with his own injury. Harry Maguire’s suspension means a makeshift centre-back pairing will have to fend off a Seagulls attack that smashed five past Middlesbrough and beat Liverpool en-route to London.

Luke Shaw would be the likely candidate to start next to Victor Lindelof but the 27-year-old has not long come back from injury himself. Brighton have injury concerns of their own, including breakthrough star Evan Ferguson. The striker picked up a knock against Chelsea last week and faces a late fitness call.

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He has been tentatively linked with a move to boyhood fan favourites United this summer as Erik ten Hag searches for centre-forward reinforcements. Harry Kane is being targeted although United may need to dip in for a second striker if Anthony Martial leaves, something the club is open to.

The Frenchman has been injured for more than 30 matches this season and limped off in the midweek loss to Sevilla. He is yet to complete a full 90 minutes this season.

But he was seen walking out for United training on Saturday in a hopeful boost for supporters and so Ten Hag is presented with a dilemma. The FA Cup is the last opportunity for United to win another trophy this season.

Two-goal Wout Weghorst has not cut the mustard this term, so much so that the loanee Dutchman has not started since