Manchester United will be looking to make it four wins in a row in all competitions when they head to Villa Park in the Premier League on Sunday to face Aston Villa. The Red Devils are currently fifth in the table with 23 points, one point behind fourth-placed Newcastle United, while a disappointing start has left Villa in 16th place, just one point outside the relegation zone.
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© Reuters Unai Emery was officially unveiled as Villa’s new manager on Friday, with the Spaniard returning to the Premier League following his brief spell at Arsenal between May 2018 and November 2019. The 51-year-old struggled to make his mark at the Emirates Stadium but has since enjoyed a successful spell at Villarreal and speaking at his unveiling, Emery said he was determined to end Villa’s trophy drought and lead them back into European competition football. The experienced manager will know the size of the job he has taken on, however, with Villa struggling this season, winning three, drawing three and losing seven of their 13 Premier League games to sit 16th in the table. . Villa kicked off post-Steven Gerrard life with a 4-0 win over Brentford on October 23, but then lost 4-0 at Newcastle last weekend, and it would be fair to say that consistency has been a real issue. “My dream is to win a trophy with Aston Villa. It is my personal challenge at the beginning. My second goal could be to play with Aston Villa in Europe. Now we have to start thinking only about the next game because we are not in a good position in the table,” Emery said on Friday. Villa, who face Manchester United again in the EFL Cup next Thursday, haven’t beaten the Red Devils at Villa Park since October 1999, while their last home league win over the 20-time English champions came in August 1995. © Reuters Indeed, Man United’s two most recent Premier League defeats by Villa have both been at Old Trafford, including last season’s 1-0 defeat, with Kortney Hause winning it in the 88th minute of the game. A lot has changed at the club since then, however, and Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said in late October that Manchester United were “coming back” after a difficult few years. The Red Devils lost their opening two games of the 2022-23 Premier League to Brighton & Hove Albion and Brentford, but have won seven times, drawn two and lost just once in the league since then, with the team showing huge improvement under the leadership of new coach Erik ten Hag. A record 23 points from 12 games left them fifth in the table, just one point behind fourth-placed Newcastle and just three behind third-placed Tottenham Hotspur, with a game in hand on either side above them. Ten Hag’s side recorded a 1-0 win over West Ham United in the league last weekend, with Marcus Rashford scoring his 100th goal for the club, while they also won in the Europa League on Thursday, beating Real Sociedad 1 -0 thanks to Alejandro Garnazzo’s first goal for the seniors. Manchester United finished second in their Europa League group, however, and will therefore have to participate in a two-legged play-off in February to determine whether they are in the last 16 of the competition. Aston Villa Premier League Kit: Manchester United Premier League Kit: Manchester United Kit (all competitions):
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© Reuters Villa will again be without Boubacar Kamara, Ludwig Augustinsson and Diego Carlos on Sunday through injury, but Emiliano Martinez should be between the sticks, with the goalkeeper recovering from the head injury that forced him out of Newcastle . Emery wouldn’t need long to assess his players before picking a starting line-up, so there are unlikely to be any major surprises when it comes to his line-up for this game. Ollie Watkins and Danny Ings should both be in the side again, while Leon Bailey is expected to feature in wide area for the home side. John McGinn and Lucas Digne could both earn recalls, with Ashley Young and Emiliano Buendia likely to be the two players to drop out of the starting line-up after the defeat at St James’ Park. As for Man United, Ten Hag admitted he does not know if Anthony Martial, Jadon Sancho and Antony will be available for selection this weekend. Martial is back in training as he tries to recover from a back problem and could come on the bench, while Sancho (illness) and Anthony (knock) could overcome their problems to feature, with the latter believed that has the best chance of getting into the game. XI at Villa Park. Bruno Fernandes is suspended, which could open the door for Fred to start, while Brandon Williams, Axel Tuanzebe and Raphael Varane remain unavailable through injury. Ten Haag has a big decision to make when it comes to the middle of his defense and Victor Lindelof could finally get Harry Maguire’s nod to start alongside Lisandro Martinez. Rashford was a surprise substitute against Real Sociedad but is expected to return to the starting line-up here, while Cristiano Ronaldo, who has nine career goals against Villa, should also start. Aston Villa likely starting line-up: E Martinez? Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne? Dendoncker, Luiz, McGinn; Watkins, Ings, Bailey Manchester United likely starting line-up: De Gea? Dalot, Lindelof, L Martinez, Shaw; Fred, Casemiro, Eriksen? Anthony, Ronaldo, Rashford
We say: Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester United
Manchester United will be wary of the threat Villa could pose under their new manager, who will have a plan to stop the 20-time English champions on Sunday. We expect it to be a very tough game for the Red Devils, but they are in strong form and we are backing a 2-1 win for the visitors here. For data analysis of the most likely results, scores and more for this match, click here.
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Manchester United will be looking to make it four wins in a row in all competitions when they head to Villa Park in the Premier League on Sunday to face Aston Villa. The Red Devils are currently fifth in the table with 23 points, one point behind fourth-placed Newcastle United, while a disappointing start has left Villa in 16th place, just one point outside the relegation zone.
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© Reuters Unai Emery was officially unveiled as Villa’s new manager on Friday, with the Spaniard returning to the Premier League following his brief spell at Arsenal between May 2018 and November 2019. The 51-year-old struggled to make his mark at the Emirates Stadium but has since enjoyed a successful spell at Villarreal and speaking at his unveiling, Emery said he was determined to end Villa’s trophy drought and lead them back into European competition football. The experienced manager will know the size of the job he has taken on, however, with Villa struggling this season, winning three, drawing three and losing seven of their 13 Premier League games to sit 16th in the table. . Villa kicked off post-Steven Gerrard life with a 4-0 win over Brentford on October 23, but then lost 4-0 at Newcastle last weekend, and it would be fair to say that consistency has been a real issue. “My dream is to win a trophy with Aston Villa. It is my personal challenge at the beginning. My second goal could be to play with Aston Villa in Europe. Now we have to start thinking only about the next game because we are not in a good position in the table,” Emery said on Friday. Villa, who face Manchester United again in the EFL Cup next Thursday, haven’t beaten the Red Devils at Villa Park since October 1999, while their last home league win over the 20-time English champions came in August 1995. © Reuters Indeed, Man United’s two most recent Premier League defeats by Villa have both been at Old Trafford, including last season’s 1-0 defeat, with Kortney Hause winning it in the 88th minute of the game. A lot has changed at the club since then, however, and Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said in late October that Manchester United were “coming back” after a difficult few years. The Red Devils lost their opening two games of the 2022-23 Premier League to Brighton & Hove Albion and Brentford, but have won seven times, drawn two and lost just once in the league since then, with the team showing huge improvement under the leadership of new coach Erik ten Hag. A record 23 points from 12 games left them fifth in the table, just one point behind fourth-placed Newcastle and just three behind third-placed Tottenham Hotspur, with a game in hand on either side above them. Ten Hag’s side recorded a 1-0 win over West Ham United in the league last weekend, with Marcus Rashford scoring his 100th goal for the club, while they also won in the Europa League on Thursday, beating Real Sociedad 1 -0 thanks to Alejandro Garnazzo’s first goal for the seniors. Manchester United finished second in their Europa League group, however, and will therefore have to participate in a two-legged play-off in February to determine whether they are in the last 16 of the competition. Aston Villa Premier League Kit: Manchester United Premier League Kit: Manchester United Kit (all competitions):
Team news
© Reuters Villa will again be without Boubacar Kamara, Ludwig Augustinsson and Diego Carlos on Sunday through injury, but Emiliano Martinez should be between the sticks, with the goalkeeper recovering from the head injury that forced him out of Newcastle . Emery wouldn’t need long to assess his players before picking a starting line-up, so there are unlikely to be any major surprises when it comes to his line-up for this game. Ollie Watkins and Danny Ings should both be in the side again, while Leon Bailey is expected to feature in wide area for the home side. John McGinn and Lucas Digne could both earn recalls, with Ashley Young and Emiliano Buendia likely to be the two players to drop out of the starting line-up after the defeat at St James’ Park. As for Man United, Ten Hag admitted he does not know if Anthony Martial, Jadon Sancho and Antony will be available for selection this weekend. Martial is back in training as he tries to recover from a back problem and could come on the bench, while Sancho (illness) and Anthony (knock) could overcome their problems to feature, with the latter believed that has the best chance of getting into the game. XI at Villa Park. Bruno Fernandes is suspended, which could open the door for Fred to start, while Brandon Williams, Axel Tuanzebe and Raphael Varane remain unavailable through injury. Ten Haag has a big decision to make when it comes to the middle of his defense and Victor Lindelof could finally get Harry Maguire’s nod to start alongside Lisandro Martinez. Rashford was a surprise substitute against Real Sociedad but is expected to return to the starting line-up here, while Cristiano Ronaldo, who has nine career goals against Villa, should also start. Aston Villa likely starting line-up: E Martinez? Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne? Dendoncker, Luiz, McGinn; Watkins, Ings, Bailey Manchester United likely starting line-up: De Gea? Dalot, Lindelof, L Martinez, Shaw; Fred, Casemiro, Eriksen? Anthony, Ronaldo, Rashford
We say: Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester United
Manchester United will be wary of the threat Villa could pose under their new manager, who will have a plan to stop the 20-time English champions on Sunday. We expect it to be a very tough game for the Red Devils, but they are in strong form and we are backing a 2-1 win for the visitors here. For data analysis of the most likely results, scores and more for this match, click here.
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Our expert partners at Sporita.com predict over 2.5 goals in this match. Click here to find out what else they predict for this game and for more of their tried and tested soccer tips. Above 2.5:data ID:498895:1false2false3false:QQ:: from desktop db :LenBod:collect16396:
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