Man United vs Coventry City prediction, odds, picks and best bets for FA Cup semifinal 2024

Amidst countless on-field setbacks and off-field turmoil over the last few years, Manchester United have always been able to lean on domestic knockout play for some modicum of positivity amidst the league and European struggles.

With that again in play, Man United take on Championship side Coventry City in the FA Cup semifinals at Wembley this weekend, looking for their second finals appearance in as many seasons and first win in this tournament since 2016.

The Red Devils are barely clinging to a European qualifying place in the Premier League table, sitting seventh with a trio of clubs right on their heels, but reaching a Cup final would provide a boost to the league run-in and give them another opportunity to snatch a spot in Europe.

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Coventry City will be no pushovers at this stage — they have lost two straight in Championship play but are a popular pick to reach the playoff and make some noise for promotion. They dramatically knocked off Wolves in the FA Cup quarterfinals as American international Haji Wright bagged a 100th minute winner just moments after Ellis Simms had equalised deep into stoppage time.

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There's plenty of indication that Coventry City can compete in this match — or rather, Manchester United will allow them to hang around. The Sky Blues are fourth in the Championship in points from losing positions, having won four times and drawn six amidst 23 deficits this league season.

Coventry's two-game losing streak appears worse than it actually was, thanks to primo opposition finishing and poor end product of their own, but on the season as a whole, especially