Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has admitted he has limited offensive options for his side's FA Cup tie with Reading FC on Saturday.
The Red Devils lost for the first time in 11 matches over the weekend, conceding a last-minute winner to Arsenal as Mikel Arteta's side ran out 3-2 winners on Sunday evening in the Premier League.
United now have two back-to-back cup games this week, starting with Nottingham Forest in the Carabao Cup semi-final at the City Ground on Wednesday night before hosting Royals this weekend in the FA Cup fourth round.
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Ten Hag recently had to dip into the transfer market to bolster his strikeforce with the loan signing of Wout Weghorst from Burnley for the rest of the season.
With the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo and an injury to Anthony Martial, though, United are somewhat limited in the final third, with only Marcus Rashford and young duo Anthony Elanga and Alejandro Garnacho as other options in attack.
"We had some considerations to bring players in, especially [Alejandro] Garnacho [who] can have an impact," said Ten Hag, after the Arsenal defeat. "But we need a good press, we conceded two already from a corner, short corners but a lot of crosses there. I think Wout [Weghorst] did a really good job there in the pressing, and in the heading on set plays.
"So Rashy (Rashford) - you don't want to take him off - with Bruno (Fernandes) already we made a tactical (change) and I think almost it came out, a really good position from him and pass to [Marcus] Rashford in the back of the defending line and the moment between the defending line and the keeper, so we had our moments there and we also missed some players. Also on the bench, we are limited offensively, we know that."
BerkshireLive will have full coverage of the FA Cup fourth round tie between Manchester United and Reading on Saturday. Our live blog starts at 6pm, with kick-off at 8pm.
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