Aston Villa vs Man United - Premier League: Recap as Erik ten Hag avoids defeat with hard-earned draw at Villa Park as Chelsea drop points at home to Nottingham Forest

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If I were you, I'd hop complete to our different unrecorded blog, wherever Harry Bamforth is covering nan pulsating conflict betwixt Brighton and Spurs, wherever nan hosts person conscionable levelled aft being 2-0 down successful nan first half. Not 1 to miss.

See you adjacent time.

Marcus Rashford appeared disappointment arsenic he came disconnected against Villa this afternoon, shaking his caput and seeming to opportunity 'he's gone mad'.

Some fans successful nan comments conception of this video deliberation he was talking astir referee Rob Jones, who booked him, while others consciousness he was talking astir Erik 10 Hag.

As our very ain Kieran Gill reports, VAR did study Jackson's 'slap' connected Morato but decided it did not represent convulsive conduct.

The BBC's Nizaar Kinsella shared a video which appears to show Nicolas Jackson slapping Forest prima Morato. It's difficult to cognize nan afloat discourse but location appears to beryllium hand-on-face contact.

Alright. Hear maine out. Rogue outcry connected nan surface, I know. And they've had their large outlays connected Hojlund and Zirkzee.

But Wood has scored 16 Premier League goals since Nuno Espirito Santo took complete astatine Nottingham Forest past December. Only Erling Haaland (23) and Cole Palmer (22) person done better. Prolific shape successful nan twilight of his career.

Let's springiness immoderate emotion to Chelsea and Forest, who person had sparse updates recently.

Enzo Maresca claims he is proud of his team's fighting spirit, pinch nan nine owed a £2,000 good for getting six yellowish cards. It wasn't agelong agone they collapsed nan grounds alongside Bournemouth for astir bookings successful a game.

'I'm not going to pay. I americium proud of nan squad for nan measurement they are playing... I for illustration nan tone of nan team.'

Ten Hag, who is expected to talk his early pinch United's apical array successful nan coming days, seems unfazed and believes that if thing had changed connected their ballot of confidence, he would person known by now.

He said: 'So I don’t person immoderate thought that is different (regarding his future) because they should person told me.'

As we support saying connected this blog: nary shame successful a tie astatine Villa Park. That's a monstrous spot to spell astatine nan moment.

But nan wide image for United? Pretty dire. After javing had nan joint-worst commencement to a Premier League play aft six games, they've now gone 1 better, aliases alternatively 1 worse. Unparalleled for each nan incorrect reasons.

Robert Summerscales neatly summarises here, and tells america what happened nan past clip they had specified a torrid commencement successful nan pre-Premier League era.

He wasn't nan world's busiest man coming but still had to do his occupation and had immoderate important moments specified arsenic nan first-half prevention from Rashford's effort.

Anyway, I was a large instrumentality of Riath Al-Samarrai's latest column, which discussed Martinez successful depth. It's portion of our Mail+ offering which serves fans of each clubs and for immoderate Villa supporters, this week was a awesome read.

Chris Wheeler has been proceeding from Erik 10 Hag astatine Villa Park and you tin find regular updates connected each things Manchester United connected his X page. Well worthy a follow

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Unai Emery has provided an update connected Ezri Konsa's information aft he picked up an wounded - Villa's seventh prima to suffer a rustle already this season.

'I don't know, hopefully it's not a lot. Hopefully, he tin remainder successful nan world break,' said Emery.

'We tin person immoderate days disconnected [in nan world break] we tin retrieve our power and effort to push successful nan adjacent month.'

We heard concisely from Berbatov earlier connected this blog - having a spell because Jonny Evans was man of nan lucifer aged 36 - and you tin get much of his crisp disapproval successful nan communicative below.

It is worthy remembering that conscionable a fewer days agone Villa dispatched Bayern Munich, who had had a superb play until then. A constituent distant astatine Villa is not bad, but Berba remains unimpressed.

Not judge if this chap was intentionally planted by Villa arsenic a gag but he has been attracting immoderate attraction connected societal media for his uncanny resemblance to Ten Hag.

By each accounts he appears to beryllium a shot boy, but apt nan astir knowledgeable I've ever seen. I wonderment really galore he's collected complete nan years.

If Ten Hag does past nan world break, he's sewage a demanding group of fixtures to travel backmost to.

Thick and fast.

Erik 10 Hag whitethorn person conscionable bought himself different 3 weeks successful nan basking seat.

While Manchester United weren't precisely awesome today, they were resolute and deserved nan point.

A constituent and a cleanable expanse distant astatine Aston Villa is not to beryllium looked down upon, it's a bully result.

While nan talk astir Ten Hag's occupation won't spell away, nan unit has surely eased.

Dimitar Berbatov, erstwhile Man United striker, connected Sky Sports:

Berba pinch immoderate brutality...

Manchester United person not travel accustomed to getting cleanable sheets of late,

Before coming they had conceded six goals successful their past 2 games and had conceded 8 successful nan Premier League.

They didn't concede today, though.

Jonny Evans was a stone astatine nan backmost and delivered erstwhile Erik 10 Hag needed him most.

Deservedly, he was awarded Man of nan Match by Sky Spots for his display.

Not bad for a veteran.

Jonny Evans, Manchester United defender, connected Sky Sports:

After past season, galore Manchester United fans would person thought it couldn't get overmuch first.

Well based connected nan commencement of 2024-25, it surely can.

With that tie United are sat connected conscionable 8 constituent from 7 matches. It's nan clubs lowest tally aft that galore matches of a convention play successful Premier League history.

In fact, it's their worst commencement since 1989-90 erstwhile they went connected to decorativeness 13th nether Alex Ferguson - his lowest convention decorativeness successful complaint of nan club.

Not looking good...

Enzo Marseca and Nuno Espirito Santo shingle hands and nan points are shared astatine Stamford Bridge.

Nottingham Forest negociate to gain a constituent pinch conscionable 10 men aft a mammoth battle.

There were chances galore for some sides aft James Ward-Prowse was sent off.

But some Matz Sels and Robert Sanches made immoderate immense saves.

Robert Sanchez to nan rescue for Chelsea astatine nan death!

Jota looks group to triumph nan lucifer for nan 10-men visitors but someway Sanchez gets crossed to contradict him.

It's an unthinkable extremity that ensures Chelsea will locomotion distant pinch a point.

It is nan past chance, Rob Jones blows nan whistle connected 1 of nan poorest matches I person seen successful a while.

Bruno Fernandes came closest erstwhile he deed nan barroom from a free-kick, but different than that location is not overmuch near to constitute about.

The sooner we hide astir it, nan better.

That should beryllium that...

Morgan Rogers clips nan shot complete nan barroom pinch what looks for illustration an attempted cross. It really hasn't been his day.

there are immense groans from nan stands arsenic they cognize that will beryllium their past chance of nan match.

Alejandro Garnacho, what are you doing?

That walk sums up this match. The Argentine is distant down nan right, he conscionable has to nonstop nan shot into nan box.

But his effort is mediocre and nan shot is blocked. Ross Barkley is past booked for immoderate reason, I'm not judge why.

Oh, I can't judge it, someway Villa are not ahead!

The shot is worked complete to Jaden Philogene successful acres of abstraction wrong nan area and you conscionable expect nan nett to ripple.

But Diogo Dalot does capable to get his assemblage successful nan measurement and contradict a precocious winner. Incredible.

There are ironic cheers arsenic Rob Jones yet makes his measurement backmost onto nan pitch.

That stoppage felt for illustration forever, my word.

There will beryllium six minutes of further time.

A batch of this has travel from each this faffing astir connected nan touchline pinch nan refereeing technology.

The fans are still booing astatine each opportunity arsenic Rob Jones receives help.

I'm beautiful judge much clip will beryllium added.

There is simply a break successful play owed to an rumor pinch referee communications.

Villa Park are not happy astir it, they are booing astatine each opportunity.

I mean, exertion breaks sometimes I guess. But connected this scale, it tin beryllium a existent nuisance.

Jeez, Louise.

There will beryllium 13 minutes of added clip astatine Stamford Bridge and comes aft a wide brawl.

The Chelsea players each lunged for Neco Williams aft he takes rumor pinch Marc Cucurella.

It's each happening successful westbound London.

Unai Emery turns to nan chair erstwhile more.

The Spaniard turns to Ian Maatsen to effort and make a quality arsenic he replaces Lucas Digne.

Erik 10 Hag besides makes a alteration by bringing Casemiro connected for Kobbie Mainoo.

Matz Sels, return a bow!

The Nottingham Forest goalkeeper someway manages to support retired Cole Palmer doubly successful a matter of seconds.

I really thought he was astir to people - superb from Sels.

Oh, Joshua Zirkzee...

The Manchester United guardant has hardly had a footwear since coming on, he's been very poor.

The shot yet comes his measurement but he misplaced a walk consecutive away. He has to do amended there.

It really doesn't consciousness for illustration a extremity is coming successful this one.

Bruno Fernades's free-kick is nan only point we person seen that comes adjacent to being seen arsenic a bully chance.

It's not been nan champion of matches, that's for sure.

After a superb free-kick astatine 1 end, we person conscionable seen a pants one.

Lucas Digne is usually superb connected set-pieces but he bends this 1 miles complete nan bar.

It goes truthful precocious I wouldn't beryllium amazed if it went retired of Villa Park.

The visitors are down to 10 men!

Nottingham Forest's task has conscionable sewage moreover harder arsenic they spot a man sent disconnected for nan 2nd clip successful 3 Premier League games.

James Ward-Prowse was sitting connected a yellowish paper and past for immoderate logic decides to extremity a Chelsea onslaught by utilizing his hands.

I mean, what is he thinking?

Unsurprisingly, nan midfielder is sent packing.

Defenders are dropping for illustration flies today, my word.

Diego Carlos is now down and looks to person tweaked a musculus while astatine afloat stretch.

He's not down for long, though, he must beryllium OK. That's a immense alleviation for nan Villa faithful.

Aston Villa are really struggling going forward.

Morgan Rogers goes down nan near and conscionable has to occurrence nan shot crossed nan container successful hunt of a touch.

But he gets it each incorrect and shanks it complete nan bar. Poor.

Oh, that is truthful adjacent from Bruno Fernandes!

The Portugues midfielder is opinionated complete a free-kick and past takes a heavy activity earlier a short run-up.

He whips nan shot complete nan wall and it seems destined for nan apical corner, but it crashes disconnected nan bar. The rebound is past fired wide.

That would person been a sensational goal.

Here he comes!

There is simply a roar arsenic nan committee goes up to show nan number nine... Jhon Duran is connected nan pitch.

The guardant replaces Leon Bailey, not Ollie Watkins. I wonderment really this will work.

Erik 10 Hag besides makes immoderate changes and Marcus Rashford is 1 of nan players making measurement aft his yellowish card.

Antony replaces him and Joshua Zirkzee is besides connected for Rasmus Hojlund.

Ooooooooh...

I was typing that Marcus Rashford has conscionable been booked and past he makes different foul arsenic I americium astir to click post.

Villa Park screams for a sending disconnected and they person a point, it's a clumsy challenge.

But Rashford survives. Lucky boy.

There are cheers from nan stands arsenic they realise Jhon Duran is called backmost from his warm-up.

You cognize what that means...

They are now singing his song, he really is simply a cult leader present astatine Villa Park.

Now it's Ollie Watkins' move to person a ace astatine goal.

The striker has struggled coming and he decides that he is conscionable going to person a popular extracurricular nan area.

It's not nan champion of efforts and it sails comfortably complete nan woodwork.

For immoderate reason, nan location fans spell 'oooo' for illustration it was close. I tin guarantee you it wasn't.

We cognize that Youri Tielemans tin deed them and he has conscionable fixed it a existent bully ace here.

Aston Villa activity nan area to nan separator of nan container wherever Tielemans is lurking and he lets fly.

It's a beardown onslaught but it flies excessively adjacent to Andre Onana who tips it complete nan bar.

Chelsea are backmost connected terms!

Just arsenic Stamford Bridge was starting to get frustrated, Noni Madueke levels up nan scores.

The hosts activity nan shot complete to nan right, Madueke drives into nan area, cuts inside, and drives nan shot into nan bottommost corner.

Game on.

This half is already overmuch amended than nan first.

Manchester United person travel flying backmost retired nan traps pinch Marcus Rashford firing a stinging onslaught consecutive astatine Emi Martinez.

The visitors past triumph nan shot backmost and Alejandro Garnacho decides to person a pop.

But his effort isn't moreover connected target...

What a commencement to nan 2nd half for Nottingham Forest!

Chris Wood does what he does very champion pinch a poacher's effort to soundlessness Stamford Bridge.

He drifts successful to scope Nikola Milenkovic's flick-on from a free-kick and taps nan shot home.

A immense extremity for nan visitors.

OK, truthful I was correct astir Matthijs de Ligt astatine least.

The Dutchman is connected for Harry Maguire and will slot connected nan correct broadside of cardinal defence.

Victor Lindelof besides comes connected for Noussair Mazraoui... I'm guessing nan full-back is injured.

Anyway, we are backmost underway.

We are backmost underway successful westbound London.

Nottingham Forest person been reasonably resolute truthful far, but tin they support that going?

We will find retired complete nan people of nan adjacent 45 minutes.

Harry Maguire will astir surely beryllium replaced aft nan break, but by who?

Both Matthijs de Ligt and Lisandro Martinez are nan evident candidates.

My money is connected De Ligt, he usually plays connected nan correct broadside of defence wherever Maguire was situated.

Well, that wasn't great, was it?

There were conscionable six shots successful full successful nan first half astatine Villa Park, neither broadside really made immoderate effect moving forward.

Morgan Rogers' early chance is nan only decent effort that I tin deliberation of...

Fingers crossed they find their shooting boots successful nan 2nd half.

There's nan whistle to signify nan interval.

I hyped this up arsenic a crippled not to beryllium missed, but frankly, it's been beautiful rubbish.

Aston Villa look to beryllium suffering a European hangover while Manchester United are contented to support them astatine bay.

Anyone not watching, you haven't missed much.

Oh no...

Harry Maguire is successful a batch of symptom and it looks for illustration his lucifer whitethorn beryllium run.

He is down holding his knee and past feels his calf arsenic he hobbles to nan broadside of nan pitch.

Don't expect him to travel backmost retired aft nan break.

The referee brings an extremity to a mostly uneventful half.

Nottingham Forest person arguably had nan amended of nan chances that person come, but not taken them.

However, Chelsea arguably should person taken nan lead conscionable earlier nan break, but Matz Sels someway kept them out.

Let's dream for much of that precocious action aft nan break.

There will beryllium 3 minutes of stoppage clip astatine Villa Park.

If nan remainder of nan half is thing to spell by, location won't beryllium overmuch action successful that time.

I agree, Ian. This has not been Aston Villa's champion showing.

As I type this Youri Tielemans sends a promising free-kick into nan gloves of Andre Onana.

There are groans from nan stands... It's been that benignant of game.

Now thats a small spot harsh.

Manchester United get their 3rd yellowish paper of nan lucifer and this clip it's handed to Kobbie Mainoo.

He makes a superb sliding tackle but past catches nan Villa man connected nan follow-through.

A foul, adjacent enough, but not a card.

That's nan champion chance of nan crippled truthful far!

Murillo runs done nan Chelsea midfield arsenic if it's not location and past sets his show connected goal.

he unleashes a venomous effort that looks group to deed nan backmost of nan nett but Robert Sanchez does brilliantly to contradict him.

A apical save!

Ooooh, now that's a spot naughty from Harry Maguire.

The centre-half looks for illustration he is moving done treacle arsenic Ollie Watkins races past him.

In an effort to extremity him, he raises his elbow and brings nan guardant down.

He gets a yellow...

Leon Bailey, what are you doing?

Lucas Digne sends a delightful transverse to nan backmost station wherever Bailey is lurking pinch intent.

The winger conscionable has to get his caput to it to nonstop nan shot toward goal, but he decides not to do that.

Instead, he tries to raise his ft to caput height, which of people does not work.

Just usage your noggin.

The Manchester United fans successful nan area are calling referee Rob Jones Scouse but successful a alternatively fruity manner.

It's because Youri Tielemans has not been shown a yellowish paper aft fouling Rasmus Hojlund.

I mean, I deliberation Jones made nan correct call, but ohio well.

Villa Park has really travel live successful these past fewer minutes.

The hosts are starting to summation assurance and nan supporters are pinch them.

Manchester United request to make judge they thrust this play retired if they want thing from this game.

Once again Jonny Evans gets Manchester United retired of danger.

Leon Bailey comes tearing down nan correct and abruptly nan visitors are nether nan coach.

He looks for Ross Barkley successful nan mediate but Evans charges to clear nan shot and past wins a free-kick for bully measure.

The Manchester United centre-backs person started really good here.

Jonny Evans flies into a superb sliding tackle to triumph nan shot disconnected of Morgan Rogers, and nan United fans emotion it.

He needs a small breather aft it, though, and lies connected nan crushed for a fewer seconds after.

I mean, he is 36 years aged to beryllium adjacent to him.

Harry Maguire is screaming for a punishment but nan referee is unmoved.

The United man heads onto nan limb of Morgan Rogers conscionable wrong nan box, but it's practically from point-blank range.

You're ne'er getting a pen for that, Harry. Just get connected pinch nan game.

Cole Palmer has been highly quiet frankincense far.

The Chelsea prima has only managed 1 touch of nan shot wrong nan Nottingham Forest area - dissimilar him.

Watch him spell and people now I person said that...

Now Villa Park is backmost connected its feet again.

Jaden Philogene decides he is going to thrust astatine nan Manchester United defence from nan left.

He makes his measurement to conscionable extracurricular nan container and past decides to person a ace astatine goal.

The winger unleashes a sizzling effort but it arcs distant from nan apical corner. Not bad, though.

Morgan Gibbs-White comes adjacent to nan opener.

Chelsea person had nan amended of nan opening exchanges but each of a abrupt Gibbs-White turns connected nan after-burners.

He races done nan Blues midfield and each nan measurement into nan container earlier pulling nan trigger.

His changeable is poor, though, it trickles wide of nan post.

Manchester United are trying to return nan sting retired of this game.

Erik 10 Hag's broadside look comfortable conscionable stroking nan shot astir alternatively than going direct.

A decent commencement from nan visitors.

Ezri Konsa can't continue.

It looks for illustration he has done immoderate harm to his hamstring aft a collision pinch Rasmus Hojlund. He looks successful immoderate pain.

Diego Carlos is so nan man to switch him. I stake he wasn't expecting to get a runout today.

Oh dear, this does not look bully for Aston Villa.

Ezri Konsa has gone down and he is shaking his head. It doesn't look for illustration he will beryllium capable to continue.

Diego Carlos has been sent for a vigorous warm-up. I person nary uncertainty that he will beryllium coming on.

Aston Villa fans deliberation their broadside person scored... but they soon realise that Morgan Rogers' effort has not gone in.

The hosts find it easy to trim done Manchester United and activity nan shot to Rogers wrong nan area.

The guardant pulls nan trigger and smashes nan shot inches wide of nan post.

I deliberation it brushes nan side-netting, but not really, truthful I'm amazed nan Villa fans started cheering.

Matty Cash is 1 fortunate man...

The full-back gives nan shot distant and Marcus Rashford comes very adjacent to making him pay.

The winger charges guardant from conscionable wrong his ain half, cuts wrong connected nan separator of nan box, and fires a stinging effort astatine goal.

But Emi Martinez is adjacent to it.

Manchester United are already nether pressure.

Aston Villa's first foray guardant results successful Christian Eriksen getting a yellowish card.

That's a agelong clip to beryllium connected a booking...

Just arsenic I person a popular astatine nan atmosphere, nan Aston Villa fans make a spot of noise.

The 2 teams get successful their huddles for immoderate last motivating words and past return to their positions.

There is an almighty roar from nan stands and now we are underway.

Stamford Bridge is successful good sound this afternoon.

There is plentifulness of racket from some nan location fans and nan sway supporters arsenic this crippled gets going.

I consciousness this could beryllium a cracker.

The ambiance astatine Villa Park is not rather astatine nan standards of Wednesday night.

Even Ozzy Osborne's 'Crazy Train' being blasted done nan speakers can't get it going.

To beryllium fair, astir of them are astir apt still suffering from a hangover.

There is simply a logic Jhon Duran struggles to get a start...

It's because of a definite Ollie Watkins who leads nan statement for Unai Emery's broadside each week.

The England striker has scored successful his past 3 Premier League matches aft a slow commencement to nan season.

Watkins hasn't managed to people successful 4 connected nan bounce since April 2023.

Could coming beryllium nan time he reaches nan feat again?

Do you spot what I did there?

Any Duran Duran fans successful nan assemblage will get that pun and will besides cognize what a banging opus 'Save a Prayer' is.

Anyway, this station is astir Jhon Duran, truthful let's talk astir him.

The 20-year-old striker has delivered immoderate bonzer moments for Aston Villa this season, mostly disconnected nan bench.

He is nan meaning of an effect substitution. His extremity against Bayern Munich was 1 of his first touches - it was incredible.

The Colombian has already scored six times this season, 4 of those successful nan Premier League. Scintillating form.

Despite this, he is connected nan chair yet again. I wonderment really he feels astir that considering he is successful nan shape of his life?

I'm judge he will want to make an effect disconnected it yet again...

OK, I deliberation it's clip we fto ourselves get excited.

We are now little than 20 minutes from nan action getting underway astatine Villa Park.

United person gone done nan mostly of their vigorous warm-up and are astir to caput successful for a last squad talk.

Will it beryllium Erik 10 Hag's past pre-match chat arsenic United boss?

Callum Hudson-Odoi, Nottingham Forest winger, telling Mail Sport why he near Chelsea:

The Villa fans are making nan locomotion again.

the past clip they approached Villa Park it was successful anticipation of a immense Champions League lucifer against Bayern Munich.

They near 2 hours later beaming pinch pridefulness and singing songs arsenic nan ambiance continued for hours aft full-time.

Will they beryllium doing nan aforesaid again travel 4pm?

Erik 10 Hag, Manchester United boss, speaking to Sky Sports:

You tin spot by nan grin connected his look successful nan photograph beneath that Callum Hudson-Odoi is loving his clip astatine Nottingham Forest.

Following his heroics astatine Anfield successful Forest's historical triumph past month, Hudson Odoi said to Mail Sport's Ian Ladyman.

I don't want to spoil nan brilliance that is wrong this article, but I will tel you for a truth that it's a must read.

With his return to Stamford Bridge conscionable nether 30 minutes away, it's nan cleanable clip for you guys to perceive from nan man himself.

Join Mail+ to publication Ian Ladyman's unmissable file each Thursday, positive much of your favourite writers, exclusive stories and in-depth sports reporting

I wonderment really Callum Hudson-Odoi is emotion today.

The Nottingham Forest winger is backmost wherever it each began 17 years ago.

Hudson-Odoi joined Chelsea arsenic a youngster successful 2007 and besides spent 5 years arsenic a elder subordinate astatine nan club.

He donned nan bluish garment connected galore occasions astatine Stamford Bridge, but coming he will beryllium wearing red.

Will he haunt his erstwhile side?

Erik 10 Hag has made immoderate immense calls coming pinch his occupation connected nan line.

Harry Maguire good and genuinely saved his bacon nan different time astatine Porto pinch his stoppage-time equaliser.

Manchester United were heading for different conclusion having been 2-0 up astatine nan Dragao erstwhile Maguire came on.

The erstwhile skipper steadied nan vessel astatine nan backmost pinch Jonny Evans aft it had turned into a wreck pursuing nan performances of Matthijs de Ligt and Lisandro Martinez.

And past he scored that superb header.

As a reward, Ten Hag has handed some him and Evans starts today. I'll admit, I'm surprised, but it could beryllium to beryllium a masterstroke.

Manchester United are successful nan building.

Erik 10 Hag's players person arrived for their monumental conflict astatine Villa Park this afternoon.

Many of them look afloat focused connected nan task ahead. I mean, it's a immense day.

I opportunity 'many' because of Antony, he is conscionable having a laugh, ain't he?

Chelsea are connected occurrence astatine nan moment, aren't they?

After losing their opening lucifer of nan play to Manchester City, nan Blues person gone unbeaten.

In their past 5 games, they person netted 15 goals successful nan Premier League, nan astir successful nan division.

They netted different 4 successful midweek against Gent successful nan Europa Conference League.

Can they support their scoring complaint going?

I person ne'er seen Erik 10 Hag arsenic relaxed arsenic he is today.

He is laughing, smiling, and sharing jokes pinch nan likes of Peter Schmeichel connected nan Villa Park turf.

He doesn't precisely look for illustration a man who could suffer his occupation travel nan extremity of nan day.

Blooming hell, Chelsea person a huffy squad, don't they?

Enzo Maresca has changed his full starting line-up from nan 4-2 triumph complete Gent successful midweek.

I mean, we seldom spot that happen.

Cole Palmer is evidently backmost successful aft his 4 goals past week and I stake he is quiet for more.

Nuno Espirito Santo makes 2 changes to nan broadside that mislaid to Fulham past week.

Morgan Gibbs-White returns to nan line-up aft missing past week done suspension, while Callum Hudson-Odoi is besides back.

Last year's hero, Anthony Elaga, settles for nan bench.

Well then, nan leaked 11 was so right.

Harry Maguire and Jonny Evans line-up astatine centre-back pinch Matthijs de Ligt and Lisandro Martinez dropping to nan bench.

A monolithic move from Erik 10 Hag.

Alejandro Garnacho is besides successful for Amad Diallo connected nan correct while Marcus Rashford keeps his spot aft Porto.

Happy, United fans?

Matty Cash is backmost starting again.

The full-back is 1 of 3 changes that Unai Emery has made from Wednesday's triumph complete Bayern Munich.

Ross Barkley and Leon Bailey are nan different two.

Jhon Duran will person to stay contented pinch being connected nan bench... but I'm judge we will spot him astatine immoderate point.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe is successful nan building...

The Manchester United co-owner has travelled to Birmingham and I wonderment what is going done his head.

Will he beryllium location to thief present immoderate bad news if needed?

Well, this could beryllium interesting...

A leaked Manchester United starting 11 is doing nan rounds connected societal media, and Erik 10 Hag looks for illustration he is switching things up.

His leader from Wednesday nighttime successful Porto, Harry Maguire, is reportedly group to return from nan start.

Alongside him could beryllium Jonny Evans...

It seems nan Dutchman is opting for acquisition to support him successful his job.

Leaked United XI: Onana, Mazraoui, Maguire, Evans, Dalot, Mainoo, Eriksen, Garnacho, Fernandes, Rashford, Hojlund.

Now this is simply a statistic that should springiness Erik 10 Hag immoderate confidence.

Manchester United person only mislaid 1 of their 25 visits to Villa Park successful nan Premier League.

That being said, nan solitary conclusion did travel nether Ten Hag astatine nan hands of Unai Emery's Aston Villa.

But they did deed backmost by winning this very fixture past season.

In fact, United person won 40 Premier League matches against nan Villans, only beating Everton connected much occasions.

It's been a beautiful one-sided fixture successful years gone by.

Unai Emery, Aston Villa boss, speaking connected Friday:

I mean, nan reply to nan mobility is beautiful evident successful my book.

Unai Emery has created thing typical astatine Aston Villa since joining nan nine successful October 2022.

Funnily enough, nan Spaniards' first lucifer successful complaint was a 3-1 triumph complete Manchester United astatine Villa Park.

Many of nan Aston Villa fans I cognize respect him arsenic a 'Master architect'.

He took complete pinch Villa seen arsenic a relegation contender, while they are now elephantine killers successful nan Champions League.

Erik 10 Hag could surely study a point aliases 2 from Emery if he is to support his job.

Emery has shown that a rebuild tin beryllium successful while keeping galore of nan players he inherited.

What a week it has already been for Aston Villa, eh?

Wednesday's triumph complete Bayern Munich successful nan Champions League will unrecorded agelong successful nan representation of each azygous Villa fan.

One protagonist I said to called it nan 'best time of my life'.

I mean, that's very understandable. I person ne'er heard Villa Park for illustration it, nan ambiance was sensational.

Now they will look to effort and build connected that night.

They request to usage their momentum to get disconnected to a bully commencement against Manchester United. If nan fans are up for it erstwhile more, it could beryllium a agelong aged time for nan visitors.

If Villa do so return nan 3 points, surely it will beryllium regarded arsenic 1 of nan top weeks successful their caller history?

Chelsea fans won't want to beryllium reminded of this day, but I americium going to it anyhow - sorry, not sorry.

The past clip nan Blues hosted Nottingham Forest it was a acheronian clip for nan shot club, they looked mislaid connected nan pitch.

It was September 2023 and they had suffered a shaky commencement nether caller leader Mauricio Pochettino, and it only sewage worse erstwhile Forest came to town.

Anthony Elanga's first extremity for nan Reds proved capable to gain nan visitors each 3 points connected that day.

Since then, times person changed.

Both clubs person caller managers and Chelsea's caller dawn nether Enzo Maresca is going highly well.

The Blues are 4th successful nan array and could move to wrong 2 points of leaders Liverpool pinch a triumph today.

Will they enact revenge connected Forest? I conjecture we will person to hold and see.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Manchester United co-owner, speaking to nan BBC:

Is today's crippled nan past clip we spot Erik 10 Hag successful complaint of Manchester United?

The uncertainty astir Ten Hag's early astatine nan nine conscionable ne'er seems to spell away.

I mean, location is simply a bully logic for that...

When Ten Hag was fixed a 2nd chance complete nan summer, galore were expecting to spot a rejuvenated United connected nan pitch. But instead, it's been much of nan same.

The Red Devils move up astatine Villa Park 14th successful nan array pinch conscionable 3 wins from 10 matches successful each competitions this season.

They person already mislaid 3 of their six convention games, pinch 2 of those 3-0 humblings astatine nan hands of Liverpool and Tottenham.

And aft shipping different 3 goals successful a tie astatine Porto successful midweek, nan unit connected Ten Hag to present has arguably ne'er been higher.

If they suffer different dense conclusion today, it whitethorn conscionable spell nan extremity of nan Dutchman's clip successful Manchester.

Manage to hit Aston Villa, though, and possibly they will move a corner?

This day is not 1 for nan faint-hearted.

Before we activity goodbye to nan Premier League for 2 weeks up of nan 2nd world break of nan season, we person 3 enticing fixtures coming your way.

The astir mouth-watering of those has to beryllium Manchester United's travel to Aston Villa, surely?

With Erik 10 Hag's broadside hopeless for a win, I'm judge they couldn't deliberation of galore worse places to spell correct now than Villa Park.

But they person to suck it up, a large capacity is simply a must for United.

The 2nd metropolis is not nan only spot that will spot shot played astatine 2pm, though. The superior will besides beryllium hosting an appetising affair.

Enzo Maresca's in-form Chelsea return connected Nottingham Forest astatine Stamford Bridge successful what has nan imaginable to beryllium a cracker.

It's going to beryllium 1 hellhole of a day, truthful let's get a move on, shall we?