Manchester United-Aston Villa is a match valid for the thirty-fourth day of the Premier League and is played on Sunday at 3 p.m.: TV, predictions.
In the midweek round Manchester United had to reckon with the pride of Tottenham, which needed at all costs to redeem the poor showing made a few days earlier against Newcastle. Leading by two goals in the first half, the Red Devils let themselves be reeled back in by Spurs (2-2) in the second half although the draw, all things considered, is a result that suits Erik ten Hag’s men. In doing so, Rashford and his teammates prevented the fifth-placed Londoners from catching up, consolidating fourth place.
Manchester United indeed maintains a reassuring six-point lead over the pair of pursuers formed by Tottenham and Aston Villa, but with an important “bonus.” Namely, those two games that the Red Devils have to make up and that have been postponed due to the commitments of the team coached by the Dutch coach in the FA Cup. Reason why the gap is potentially much wider. Ten Hag, however, will not be able to take the other direct clash, whose difficulty coefficient seems decidedly higher than the London match, lightly. Yes, because at Old Trafford comes precisely Aston Villa, one of the most in-form teams currently in the Premier League, on a positive series since last February.
United unbeaten since September at Old Trafford
At least a positive result is needed to prevent the Unai Emery-coached team from coming close, in a stadium where United has not lost in as many as 25 games.
Watkins
The Villans pose a fairly real threat: they are undefeated for 10 games and have collected a beauty of 26 points in this partial. In England, insiders are stunned before the superlative work of the former Villarreal coach, capable of taking the Birmingham club from 16th place to sixth and allowing it to return to fight for a place in Europe. All in the space of a few months, as Emery only landed in the Premier League last November in place of the exonerated Gerrard.
The Prediction
Manchester United’s impressive home record, currently unmatched in the Premier League, will be put to the test by fearsome Aston Villa. Which since Emery has been on the bench has never run out of goals. It is unlikely that the Red Devils will keep their goal inviolate, even having to do without two defensive pillars such as Varane and Lisandro. It is not out of the question that Villans avoid defeat at Old Trafford.
The probable lineups of Manchester United-Aston Villa
- MANCHESTER UNITED (4-3-3): De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Shaw, Dalot; Casemiro, Eriksen, Bruno Fernandes; Antony, Rashford, Sancho.
- ASTON VILLA (4-5-1): Martinez; Young, Konsa, Mings, Alex Moreno; Dendoncker, Douglas Luiz, McGinn, Buendia, Ramsey; Watkins.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-1
