How could " possibly be the returned value for a new user

Question

I have a form that I am trying to implement that creates a new user in the database. For some reason when it executes the controller function its returning " for the email address and returns me back to the view with a UserManager validation error. But I dont possibly see how it could be returning " when I can see its posting the email from the view.

    using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
    using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity;
    using Rabbit.Application.Models;
    using System.Threading.Tasks;
    using Rabbit.Application.Identity.Models;
    
    namespace Rabbit.Application.Identity.Controllers
    {
       
        public class AdminController : Controller
        {
            private UserManager<ApplicationUser> _userManager;
    
            public AdminController(UserManager<ApplicationUser> usrMgr)
            {
                _userManager = usrMgr;
            }
    
            public IActionResult Index()
            {
                return View(_userManager.Users);
            }
    
    
            public ViewResult Create() => View();
    
            [HttpPost]
            public async Task<IActionResult> Create(User input)
            {
                if (ModelState.IsValid)
                {
                    var appUser = new ApplicationUser
                    {
                        UserName = input.Name,
                        FirstName = input.FirstName,
                        LastName = input.LastName,
                        Email = input.Email,
    
                    };
    
                    var result = await _userManager.CreateAsync(appUser, input.Password);
                    if (result.Succeeded)
                        return RedirectToAction("Index");
                    else
                    {
                        foreach (var error in result.Errors)
                            //if (error.Code == "DuplicateUserName") continue;
                        ModelState.AddModelError(string.Empty, error.Description);
                    }
                }
                return View(input);
            }
        }
    }

View

@using Rabbit.Application.Models
@model User
  @section Scripts {
    <partial name="_ValidationScriptsPartial"/> 
}
@{
    ViewData["Title"] = "Create";
}
<h1 class="bg-info text-white">Create User</h1>
<a asp-controller="Admin" asp-action="Index" class="btn btn-secondary">Back</a>
<div asp-validation-summary="All" class="text-danger"></div>

<form asp-controller="Admin" asp-action="Create" method="post">

                  <div class="form-group">
                        <div class="input-group input-group-alternative mb-3">
                            <div class="input-group-prepend">
                                <span class="input-group-text">
                                    <i class="ni ni-circle-08"></i>
                                </span>
                            </div>
                            <input asp-for="Email" type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Email" autocomplete="email" />

                        </div>
                        <span asp-validation-for="Email" class="invalid-feedback" style="display: block"></span>
                    </div>
                 <div class="form-group">
                        <div class="input-group input-group-alternative mb-3">
                            <div class="input-group-prepend">
                                <span class="input-group-text">
                                    <i class="ni ni-circle-08"></i>
                                </span>
                            </div>
                            <input asp-for="Password" class="form-control" placeholder="Password" />

                        </div>
                        <span asp-validation-for="Password" class="invalid-feedback" style="display: block"></span>
                    </div>
                   
    <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Create</button>
    </form>