Comments, predictions MU vs Aston Villa: Nightmare at Old Trafford

Latest MU vs Aston Villa team information

Lisandro Martinez continues to be absent for a long time due to a knee injury, while Matthijs de Ligt is doubtful after missing the last four matches with a similar injury.

Leny Yoro, Diogo Dalot, Joshua Zirkzee and Jonny Evans all returned to the squad for the Europa League final and could feature again this weekend.

It is not yet clear how Amorim will rotate his squad, but the likes of Manuel Ugarte, Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho – who is believed to be on the move this summer – are all waiting for their chance to play.

For Villa, Marcus Rashford (hamstring) is injured and is ineligible to play against his parent club. Their player of the season – Youri Tielemans – is still recovering from a calf injury and is likely to miss out.

Jacob Ramsey returns from suspension and could start in place of John McGinn or Marco Asensio.

Matty Cash and Ezri Konsa are expected to continue in defence, but Emery will have to decide whether to keep the centre-back pairing of Pau Torres and Ian Maatsen or bring back Tyrone Mings and Lucas Digne. Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, who has attracted interest from Saudi Arabian clubs, could make his final appearance for Villa.

Latest expected lineup MU vs Aston Villa

Manchester United:
Onana; Lindelof, Maguire, Yoro; Mazraoui, Ugarte, Fernandes, Casemiro, Dorgu; Diallo, Garnacho; Zirkzee

Aston Villa:
Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne; Kamara, Onana; Rogers, Asensio, McGinn; Watkins

Latest football commentary MU vs Aston Villa

Wednesday night's Europa League final against Tottenham was seen as United's last chance to salvage their season, but a 1-0 defeat effectively ended their hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League - and indeed any European competition - for just the second time in 35 years.

Despite dominating Spurs, United continued to show signs of stalemate in attack – something that has happened many times in this nightmare season. This will be their worst season since 1973-74, when the team was relegated.

United have lost 18 of their 37 Premier League games this season, including nine at Old Trafford – equalling the club’s record for most home defeats in a season (along with 1930-31, 1933-34 and 1962-63). They have also picked up just 39 points – their lowest ever in the Premier League – and are currently 16th. Their previous lowest position in the league was eighth last year.

The big question now is: where do United go from here? Manager Ruben Amorim – who has won just 36.6% of his 41 games in charge – has said he will step down if the club or fans no longer want him, but insists he is the best man to take the team forward.

Amorim must now find a way to motivate his players ahead of the final game of the season against Aston Villa. United have not won in eight games (D2 L6), but they have won three of their last four meetings with Villa and have a total of 40 victories against them – only one fewer than the number of times they have beaten Everton (42) in Premier League history.

As for Aston Villa, they did what Man United could not – beat Tottenham 2-0 in the last round to continue to nurture their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League for the second consecutive year.

Unai Emery’s side are in fine form, winning their last three games without conceding, and nine of their last 11 – just one less than Man United’s total for the season. However, Villa’s fate is no longer in their hands.

Villa are currently sixth, level on points with Newcastle (fourth) and Chelsea (fifth), behind only on goal difference. They must beat at least one of their direct rivals to make the top five. If Newcastle and Chelsea both win, they will have to rely on Man City (third) losing to Fulham.

Emery insists the team are “very excited and 100% committed” to the game at Old Trafford. Regardless of the result, he is proud of the team’s progress and the fact that they have secured a place in next season’s European competition.

Villa have won just one of their last 26 away games (D7 L18), but they have picked up eight points from their last seven meetings with United (W2 D2 L3), a positive sign for Sunday's game.

Latest MU vs Aston Villa score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.MU vs Aston Villaas follows:

• Sportsmole:MU 1-2 Aston Villa

• WhoScore:MU 0-2 Aston Villa
• Our newspaper predicts:MU 0-2 Aston Villa

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