Coventry City vs Man United – FA Cup semi-final: Live score, team news and updates as Erik ten Hag’s side look to avoid cup upset to make second consecutive final

‘Simms and Wright must be licking their lips’

Nathan Salt, Mail Sport, at Wembley Stadium:

Casemiro at centre-back… this is going to be interesting. It’s just the one change for United with the rest of the team as you’d expect. But it’s another different back four – I make it the 28th different combination – and it’s fair to question Casemiro’s athleticism. Corrr, Ellis Simms, and Haji Wright must be licking their lips.

Coventry Team News

Man United Team News – Casemiro at CB!

Teams are in town

Here they are.

Surely excitement is building for everybody, both sides have arrived at Wembley ready to do battle.

The Coventry players have had a look at the pitch and they certainly look happy to be there – lots of smiling being done.

The team news is just minutes away, who can we expect to see?

Mark Robins: ‘We know they are clearly favourites to win’

Mark Robins, Coventry City manager, on Saturday:

First and foremost, we’ve got to be right. We’ve lost three of our last four, it’s not brilliant form that’s for sure at this stage of the season.People have been talking about, has there been one eye on this game? I doubt it, although you could be forgiven for thinking about the game before it’s played.We know they are clearly favourites to win this game by a million miles, they are expected to win, it’s as simple as that.

How did the Sky Blues get here?

What a journey Coventry have been on!

It’s safe to say their route to the semi-final has been exciting to follow. They swept aside Oxford United, Sheffield Wednesday, and Maidstone United before a midlands derby with Wolves in the quarter-final.

I remember exactly where I was for that match, I was sitting with a Coventry fan in their living room and I have never seen anybody celebrate a last-minute winner quite like it.

The Sky Blues dominated the Premier League side, but after they relinquished their 1-0 lead late on, they looked down and out =.

However, two stoppage-time strikes brought bedlam from the away end, and stunned Molineux. It was one of the wildest endings to a tie I have ever seen.

Now here they are, back at Wembley. Can they put the cat amongst the pigeons once again?

‘Plenty of optimistic Coventry fans’

Nathan Salt, Mail Sport, at Wembley Stadium:

Plenty of optimistic Coventry fans to bump into down Wembley Way. Safe to say Man United don’t hold any fear factor for the Championship side – and in truth, they shouldn’t. United have proven so hit and miss and with only one fit senior centre-back available in Harry Maguire, I bet Ellis Simms is licking his lips.

Can United avoid cup shock?

I think it’s fair to say that Manchester United have not been in the best of form recently.

United’s last win in all competitions actually came in the FA Cup, against Liverpool, and what a win that was.

On paper, Erik ten Hag’s side are huge favourites to progress to their second final in as many years, but football isn’t played on paper.

Coventry have endured a fabulous run in the competition, they are the highest scorers in the FA Cup proper this season.

Today is a massive day for the Sky Blues and their supporters, they won’t make life easy for United whatsoever.

It’s going to be an enthralling semi-final!

Who will join City in the final?

Ready for another one?

I love FA Cup semi-final weekend, it’s one of the best of the season. After getting to enjoy one fabulous affair, you get to enjoy it all over again a day later.

So, now we know one half of the FA Cup final, but who is going to meet holders Manchester City on Saturday 25 May?

Coventry fans never thought they’d be back so soon after they left Wembley 11 months ago following their playoff final defeat to Luton Town, but the Sky Blues stand between Manchester United and a replay of last year’s final.

The sun is intermittently coming out in London and Wembley is looking as stunning as ever, it’s a glorious day for it.

Let’s get this show on the road!