Man United vs Aston Villa

Unai Emery looking to get the better of Erik ten Hag again after perfect Villa Park start.

Ten Hag is probably not too worried about the risk of going out with a very tough UEFA Europa League draw with Barcelona to come early next year but a premature exit here might count against the Dutchman if the Red Devils were to fall to Barca in Europe. Villa made United look extremely average last weekend so United will react to that and try to show much better here. As for United, a response is needed after a poor outing in Birmingham which ended a three-match winning run for the five-time winners. Diogo Dalot picked up a Premier League suspension in Birmingham last Sunday but that will not impact his involvement here. Fast forward to Thursday and Emery gets another shot at Erik ten Hag with his new team in the EFL Cup at Old Trafford. The Spaniard led his Villans to a 3-1 home win over Manchester United to end a 27-year wait for a Premier League victory over the Red Devils at Villa Park.