Manchester United will be looking to extend their unbeaten run to 24 matches with a positive result at home to Aston Villa tonight. It will match United’s record for top league form dating back to the late 1990s, but Ferguson will be aware that Villa can cause a threat tonight considering how close they came to victory in the reverse fixture earlier this season.
United should welcome back Rio Ferdinand and Rafael in defence, but Michael Carrick is still out with an ankle problem. The first team regulars should all be back in the starting eleven tonight considering the changes that were made in their FA Cup win at Southampton at the weekend.
Gerard Houllier will be happy to call upon super signing Darren Bent for this game, who was cup tied for their FA Cup win over Blackburn. There could also be a debut for deadline day loan signing Michael Bradley, if he is given international clearance in time. Houllier is only second behind Arsene Wenger in successive head-to-head meeting with Sir Alex Ferguson.
Prediction: 2-1
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