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It is all eyes on Villa Park on Sunday when the Villans host Manchester United by 15:00 WAT in Unai Emery’s first premier league game since appointed as the new manager.
Match Preview
The Villans will go into this match clearly as the underdogs, given their recent form in the competition, as they were only able to manage just two wins in their last ten games.
This poor form made the management of the club fire Steven Gerrard and bring on Unai Emery as his replacement.
They will be hoping to return to winning ways on Sunday after their 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Newcastle United.
Manchester United have extended their unbeaten run to nine games in all competitions, winning seven of those games.
They currently sit at fifth position on the league log – one point adrift of the top four position – and will be fancying their chance of taking all three points when they travel to Villa Park on Sunday.
Team News
Aston Villa
Unai Emery is expected to make some changes to the squad and implement his own philosophy on the team, as such we could see a different Aston Villa on Sunday.
However, he will have to make his formation without the services of Diego Carlos, Boubacar Kamara and Ludwig Augustinsson who are all out with injuries.
Argentine shot-stopper Emiliano Martinez is also a doubt for the game, after he sustained a head injury against Newcastle United last weekend.
Possible Formation (4-2-3-1)
Potential Starting XI: Olsen; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne; Dendoncker, Luiz; Watkins, Buendia, Bailey; Ings.
Manchester United
Erik ten Hag could be missing a number of players for the trip to Villa Park on Sunday, with Bruno Fernandes and Raphael Varane notable names on the list.
Fernandes will not be available through a suspension, as a result of accumulated number of yellow cards while Varane is out injured.
The trio of Anthony Martial, Antony and Jadon Sancho will need to be assessed ahead of the trip.
Also, Victor Lindelof could miss out after he was substituted in the Europa league game against Real Sociedad.
Possible Formation (4-2-3-1)
Potential Starting XI: De Gea; Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, Shaw; Casemiro, Fred; Elanga, Eriksen, Rashford; Ronaldo.
