Erik ten Hag will be looking to prove his doubters wrong when Manchester United travel to Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup fifth round tonight.
United suffered only their first defeat in eight matches at the weekend, but speculation continues to surround the manager after an unconvincing run of performances. Ten Hag could ease the pressure on his position by booking a place in the FA Cup quarter-finals and he will be looking to go one better than last year's runner-up finish in the same competition.
Here are the main talking points ahead of the clash at the City Ground:
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The only real surprise about last weekend's defeat to Fulham is that it took so long for their hearts to be broken. Something was clearly wrong with United right from the first whistle, and it will have to be addressed tonight.
Ten Hag doesn't have many options available to him, but a defensive reshuffle will have to be on the cards. It could have come either come in the shape of a new makeshift left-back in Sofyan Amrabat or Jonny Evans, or even a new right-back with Diogo Dalot moved across instead.
But hours after his press conference came the news that Harry Maguire is out with injury, and Raphael Varane is doubtful. So how the manager contends with that is anyone's guess!
Scott McTominay was so nearly the matchwinner from the bench again at the weekend, but this time his low-driven shot ended up on the wrong side of the post.
Even though he didn't end up on the scoresheet this time, the Scotland international proved to be a game changer again, as he has so often this season. There comes a time when the super substitute must
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