Erik ten Hag explains Luke Shaw's decision in the semi-final

Erik ten Hag has no worries about playing Luke Shaw at centre-back for Manchester United's game against Brighton in the FA Cup semi-final. After being left out of the Europa League against Sevilla earlier in the week, Ten Hag urged his players to respond at his pre-Brighton press conference, but was forced to choose a makeshift backline for the game due to injuries. and a suspension.

Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane are currently sidelined with injuries and Harry Maguire is suspended for the semi-final clash, meaning Victor Lindelof and Shaw are set to start in central defense at Wembley on Sunday afternoon.

They will be supported by Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Diogo Dalot at right-back and left-back respectively, while Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford have also returned to the starting line-up after losing out against Sevilla in Spain.

United must answer against Brighton and Ten Hag, speaking to the media, explained his team selection before kick-off. No matter who plays, we have to win. Of course, it's important when you have quality players, they can make a difference, all three of them, he said. There are no concerns about Shaw. I think it's the first time this association has been used with Victor, but he knows what to do.

The days before Brighton

I think we prepared it very well. They know how to connect with each other to anticipate certain actions from Brighton, so I have faith in that. So it is the correct solution. Everybody wants to be there, that says something about motivation and of course we have to recover. We had a really poor performance on Thursday night and this is a great opportunity.