The Red Devils travel to Villa Park this weekend after fighting off challenges from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 in the last few days.
Form Guide:
Aston Villa:
The Villans may not be in the most spectacular of forms, but they were at one point, one of the toughest opponents in the Premier League and often got the better of United on many occasions.
That has changed with the departure of Martin O’Neill and some key players, but Sir Alex Ferguson will still be cautious of the side, who have managed to keep their silverware hopes alive in the Capital One Cup as well as maintaining a decent run in the
League.
With a 1-0 victory over Sunderland and former boss O’Neill still fresh in their mind, Aston Villa will be gunning for three points when they welcome the Manchester giants to Birmingham.
Manchester United:
The UEFA Champions League hopefuls cemented their case in Europe’s premier competition with a trademark win last night, but now face a daunting trip to Villa, where they have struggled in the past.
Nonetheless, United’s form at the moment cannot be questioned as they have managed to come out with three points in their last two encounters despite being pitted against the likes of Chelsea and Arsenal in tough encounters.
Fergie’s troops will be buoyed by attacking football and should be favourites coming into the weekend tie.
Team News:
Aston Villa:
Manager http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nathan-Baker-c27374 from injury.
The duo have been sorely missed while treading the path to recovery, as Bent is Aston Villa’s main attacking force and can be relied upon to score crucial goals when the club needs his services.
On the other hand, Baker is a no-nonsense defender, whose abilities could come in handy for Robin Van Persie and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Stiliyan-Petrov-c34231, both of whom
are still far away from making their respective returns.
Manchester United:
Fergie fielded http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rio-Ferdinand-c31173 to start against the Villans.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Antonio-Valencia-c6345 will moved up to his normal place on the wing, while Rafael will return
as the right-back after starting the Estadio AXA game from the bench.
Ashley Young should get the nod on the left, while Wayne Rooney and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Robin-van-Persie-c31380 form the front-line that has been devastatingly accurate in the past few weeks.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Patrice-Evra-c29231, who despite his below par displays, should be allowed to resume duties as a left-back.
While Premiership duty maybe up next, Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 in that particular avenue as well.
“In terms of the history of our club, we should have won more and I want to win it again and get into the bracket of winners like Liverpool, our biggest rivals, Bayern Munich and Ajax," the Scot was quoted as saying to the media.
“AC Milan and Real Madrid have got separated from the rest but that definitely drives me on a bit,” he added.
Author Prediction:
Aston Villa 0:3 Manchester United
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