Amad ready for reunion with Sky Blues striker

The winger played against Coventry last term, while with the Black Cats, and scored in the away fixture in the Championship.

“I remember we lost that game 2-1 but I scored a last-minute goal,” he recalled. “They are a young team, Coventry and a very exciting team. I don’t know which team they’ve had this season but I remember, last season, they had a very young team and the striker Viktor Gyokeres, who went to Sporting. They’re a very strong team, who play football and attack and just attack.

“But we know there are not many games left so now, the most important thing is, as a team, every player needs to fight and we need to win every game. So that is the most important thing now, we hope to maybe win the FA Cup. That is the most important thing right now.”

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Our record in FA Cup semi-finals

1983 United 2 Arsenal 1, Villa Park (Robson, Whiteside)
1985 United 2 Liverpool 2, Goodison Park (Robson, Stapleton), United 2 Liverpool 1, Maine Road (Robson, Hughes)
1990 United 3 Oldham Athletic 3, Maine Road (Robson, Webb, Wallace), United 2 Oldham Athletic 1, Maine Road (McClair, Robins)
1994 United 1 Oldham Athletic 1, Wembley Stadium (Hughes), United 4 Oldham Athletic 1, Maine Road (Irwin, Kanchelskis, Robson, Giggs)
1995 United 2 Crystal Palace 2, Villa Park (Irwin, Pallister), United 2 Crystal Palace 0, Villa Park (Bruce, Pallister)
1996 United 2 Chelsea 1, Villa Park (Cole, Beckham)
1999 United 0 Arsenal 0, Villa Park, United 2 Arsenal 1, Villa Park (Beckham, Giggs)
2004 United 1 Arsenal 0, Villa Park (Scholes)
2005 United 4 Newcastle 1, Millennium Stadium (van Nistelrooy 2, Scholes, Ronaldo)
2007 United 4 Watford 1, Villa Park (Rooney 2, Ronaldo, Richardson)
2009 United 0 Everton 0, Wembley (Everton won on penalties)
2011 United 0 Manchester City 1, Wembley Stadium
2016 United 2 Everton 1, Wembley Stadium (Fellaini, Martial)
2018 United 2 Tottenham 1, Wembley Stadium (Sanchez, Herrera)
2020 United 1 Chelsea 3, Wembley Stadium (Fernandes)

2023 United 0 Brighton 0, Wembley Stadium (United won 7-6 on penalties)

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Lord Coe provides Old Trafford task force update

The formation of the group was announced last month, with the objective of developing a world-class football stadium and regenerating the local area.

Lord Coe, former Chair of the organising committee for the 2012 London Olympics, was appointed chair of the task force, in which other senior figures include Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, Sara Todd, Chief Executive of Trafford Council, and United legend Gary Neville.

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FA Cup semi-final: Early team news

HOW COVENTRY ARE SHAPING UP

Kasey Palmer picked up his second yellow card of the competition against Wolves and, due to the Football League’s rules, it means the midfielder will miss Sunday’s match through suspension.

Sky Blues striker Matty Godden made a return to their matchday squad in Saturday’s 3-0 defeat at Birmingham City, after recovering from a calf issue.

Mark Robins’ side will be without winger Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, who has been ruled out with a back injury since February, and midfielder Jamie Allen, after he picked up a calf strain in training having recovered from a cheekbone fracture.

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