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Marc Mayo

Roberto De Zerbi issues injury update as Brighton prepare to face Man United with trio of doubts

Brighton are hoping for some positive injury news ahead of facing Manchester United in the FA Cup semi-finals.

Evan Ferguson and Joel Veltman are expected to miss the trip to Wembley with ankle and thigh problems, respectively.

Jason Steele is a doubt to take his place in goal after missing the win over Chelsea due to a knock. Adam Lallana and Tariq Lamptey are also fighting to be fit.

Roberto De Zerbi has admitted that he will not know who is fit to play until closer to the Sunday afternoon kick-off.

“The injury situation is not clear yet,” said De Zerbi. “We will see tomorrow morning.

“We have another two days, so we have time to understand the situation and analyse our situation.”

Brighton boss De Zerbi is hoping the match will be only the next step in his team’s rise, as they look to reach the FA Cup final for the first time since 1983.

“If you want to improve, if you want to become better and bigger, you have to play this type of game,” the Italian added. “It's two, three months we are speaking about Europa League [qualification] and to speak is easier than to play.

“But we have to try to compete to win the trophy, to become bigger. There will be a lot of our fans, a great stadium, a great atmosphere.

“We are able to win the game, maybe we can lose, but for sure we can compete. We are able to compete with them in one game.”

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