Two Manchester United youngsters could make their debut vs Wigan

It was suggested during the coverage of United's defeat at Nottingham Forest that Antony's withdrawal early in the second half was enforced due to a hamstring injury. Five days later, Antony appeared in team training at Carrington.

So did Antony cry off? Did United attempt to protect him? Was he truly injured? It is not a good look, though not as bad as Antony's performance at the City Ground.

The Brazilian was the fall guy in the fallout from United's last match and some in the away end cheered at his removal, as many did at Fulham in November. They will not be cheering if he somehow starts tonight.

Who's on the right?

On his first appearance for United in more than two years, Amad showed a greater understanding of the intensity of English football than Antony has in the majority of his appearances for the club. Pitting Amad against League One opponents is an ideal opportunity to ease him into a starting rhythm after a five-month absence with a knee injury.

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Yet there has been a nine-day gap between games, the FA Cup is United's only chance of silverware, Marcus Rashford scored his first goal from open play in almost four months at Forest and Alejandro Garnacho is undroppable.

So it could be Garnacho on the right and Rashford on the left, as it was to great effect against Aston Villa on Boxing Day.

As strong as possible?

One of the few upsides of United's fixture quirk of no games in nine days is they cannot field an uninspiring team at Wigan. Five years ago, United played a completely different XI against Reading in the FA Cup third round, won 2-0 and the most memorable