Manchester City v Sheffield United: FA Cup semi-final – live
22-Apr-2023 15:02:05 | The Guardian
Manchester City make six changes to their starting XI in the wake of the 1-1 draw at Bayern Munich. Stefan Ortega, Kyle Walker, Sergio Gomez, Aymeric Laporte, Riyad Mahrez and Julian Alvarez come in; Ederson, Ruben Dias, John Stones, Kevin De Bruyne and Rodri drop to the bench, while Nathan Ake is injured. Erling Haaland starts the match looking for goal number 49 of the season, after which anything is possible.
Sheffield United are coming off the back of a 1-0 win over Bristol City, and make three changes to their starting XI. Wes Foderingham replaces Adam Davies in goal, Daniel Jebbison leads the line in place of Oli McBurnie, and Oliver Norwood replaces Tommy Doyle, who is on loan from City and unable to play against his parent club. James McAtee, also a City loanee, sits this one out as well. The law, as administered by the Football Association, is an ass. (Joao Cancelo, to pluck an example from the ether, played for Bayern against City in Uefa’s Champions League on Wednesday night in exactly the same circumstances.)
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