Manchester United face Aston Villa in the Premier League after a notable win against West Ham on Wednesday. In their last Premier League game, United lost to Tottenham by a ridiculous score of 3-0. Van Gaal’s men will be looking get themselves on the road to Champions League for next season by defeating the Villans at home.
Aston Villa stands the last in the Premier League table, showing how poor their form has been this season. The Red Devils seem confident to get the job done and relegate the Lions by taking three points.
Team News:
The team is still without Bastian Schweinsteiger and Luke Shaw as they’re still recovering to make a comeback.
Ander Herrera is set to miss the fixture due to a foot injury.
Wayne Rooney is most likely to start the game or at least, come on as a substitute.
Tactics:
Louis Van Gaal has suffered with his team’s ability to attack or defend well on many occasions. Against Tottenham, we saw United struggling to move forward and being lazy in defence after the half-time. Manchester United will be looking to play the ball forward more from Anthony Martial’s side (left flank) as he has been the best forward this season and can do more damage from the wings than any other player. The Frenchman is United’s attacking spark and will see a lot of the ball on the left flank against Villa.
If Martial can stretch the pitch given support from behind, beat Villa’s right back in his one-on-one battle, and find a steady end product by turning the ball inside the box or delivering passes or crosses from outside the box, then United should have no trouble coasting past Villa.
Whereas, Aston Villa will be planning to go all attack with a goal conceding-prone formation. Teams in Premier League know how poor United is in the defence if they are continuously under attack. The Villans will leave no bar to test the keeper and threaten United with as many counter-attacks as they can do.
Ayew and Sinclair can intimidate the full-backs of United with their pace and stamina. Van Gaal must plan to put on the most in-form defensive line up to get rid of Aston Villa’s attacks.
Facts:
Aston Villa has won none of their last 12 matches against Manchester United.
Wayne Rooney has scored 13 Premier League goals against the Villans.
United have won their last four League games at Old Trafford.
Aston Villa
have
scored just 5 goals in their last 12 League games.
Key Player:
David De Gea:
The Spaniard was a total beast against West Ham. His heroics saved kept Manchester United in lead against the Hammers, taking them to the semi-finals of the FA Cup with a hope of at least, one silverware this season. De Gea will be looking to take his consistent form back at Old Trafford to help his team get a win against the 20th place Aston Villa in the English Premier League to cover the burns of their awful defeat against Spurs in their last League game.
Follow Match:
Venue: Old Trafford
Kick-Off: 15:00 BST (19:30 IST)
Referee: Kevin Friend
Live on: Star Sports 2 (INDIA)
