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After beating Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League, Aston Villa will certainly hold no fear of a sorry looking Man Utd side when the two sides meet at Villa Park on Sunday.
KICK-OFF DATE/TIME: Sunday 6th October, 2024: UK – 2:00pm / US ET – 9:00am / US PT – 6:00am
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – Sky Sports / US – USA Network
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – Sky Go / US – nbc.com
ASTON VILLA PREVIEW: GIANT KILLERS
Aston Villa's 1-0 win over Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday - courtesy of a fine opportunist strike from super sub Jhon Duran - will live long in the memory with Unai Emery receiving plenty of plaudits for this tactical astuteness in defeating the German giants.
The midlanders were held to a 2-2 draw by promoted outfit Ipswich in the Premier League last weekend but they have lost one of their nine games in all competitions this season.
MAN UTD PREVIEW: TEN HAG ON THE BRINK
The vultures are once again swirling over Erik ten hag's future after the Red Devils delivered an abject display at Old Trafford last Sunday, losing 0-3 to Tottenham.
It didn't get much between in the Europa League on Thursday, as after going two goals to the good against Porto, they conspired to concede three goals to the Portuguese side. Harry Maguire did at least spare their blushes though, the centre-back scoring an injury-time equaliser. Ten Hag's men are now four games without a win in all competitions.
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ASTON VILLA VS MAN UTD PREDICTION
The mood surrounding these two teams could not be more contrasting right now, with Aston Villa thriving under Unai Emery's leadership and on a high after their historic win over Bayern Munich midweek, while Man Utd are in something of a desperate situation with Erik ten Hag just about clinging on to his job.
Although the Bayern victory will have taken a fair bit out of the Villa players, Ten Hag played something close to his first eleven in the Europa League a day later, so both sides should be in similar physical shape ahead of this contest. In what could be the final straw in Ten Hag's spell as manager, a Villa win is expected.
ASTON VILLA VS MAN UTD TIP: ASTON VILLA TO WIN