Aston Villa vs. Man United live score: Premier League result, updates, stats as Erik ten Hag faces crunch clash
Aston Villa and Manchester United take top billing in the Premier League on Sunday after a contrasting midweek in Europe.
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UEFA Champions League football was welcomed back to Villa Park on a raucous night as Jhon Duran’s brilliant finish downed Bayern Munich 1-0.
If that performance underlined the impression of Villa as a club on the up under Unai Emery, a topsy-turvy 3-3 draw against Porto in the UEFA Europa League only heightened the sense of shambles and potential end-game around Erik ten Hag’s United.
The October international break and the space it potentially creates for Old Trafford’s powerbrokers to make their next move looms, although this year’s FA Cup final showed Ten Hag has a knack for getting a result in tough circumstances exactly when he needs it.
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Aston Villa vs. Manchester United score
| 1st Half | Goal scorers | |
| Aston Villa | 0 | |
| Man Utd | 0 |
Venue: Villa Park, Birmingham
Referee: Robert Jones (England)
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Lineups:
Aston Villa (4-3-3, right to left): 23. Emiliano Martinez (GK) — 2. Matty Cash, 4. Ezri Konsa, 14. Pau Torres, 12. Lucas Digne — 19. Jaden Philogene, 6. Ross Barkley, 8. Youri Tielemans — 31. Leon Bailey, 11. Ollie Watkins, 27. Morgan Rogers
Man United (4-2-3-1, right to left): 24. Andre Onana (GK) — 3. Noussair Mazraoui, 5. Harry Maguire, 35. Jonny Evans, 20. Diogo Dalot — 14. Christian Eriksen, 37. Kobbie Mainoo — 17. Alejandro Garnacho, 8. Bruno Fernandes, 10. Marcus Rashford — 9. Rasmus Hojlund
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Aston Villa vs. Manchester United live updates, highlights, and commentary
8 mins: As the form book would suggest, Villa look by far the sharper side. Rogers and Watkins get too much time and space to exchange passes and the former thunders just wide from the edge of the box.
4 mins: The reshaped United backline deal with Digne’s free-kick from the right.
3 mins: Eriksen was another of Ten Hag’s surprise selections and the experienced midfielder is already into the book for pulling down Rogers. Not ideal.
Kickoff: 1st Half
United get us underway for what could be a pivotal 90 minutes for the club and their manager.
2 mins before kickoff: Here come the teams. Strap yourselves in!
20 mins before kickoff: Ten Hag has attributed his defensive choices to rotation and the specific requirements of facing this Villa side. This pacey, direct Villa side. Hmmmm.
40 mins before kickoff: Gary Neville has had his say on United’s surprise defensive selection, telling Sky Sports that it feels like the sort of decision a manger makes when they are approaching the end.
