Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has insisted Luke Shaw was withdrawn at half-time against Aston Villa only as a precaution. Mu vs villa Aston Villa lineup vs Man Utd (4-2-3-1): Martinez; Cash, Carlos, Lenglet, Moreno; Kamara, Luiz; Bailey, Ramsey, McGinn; Watkins.

Villa Park, Birmingham 53 mins: Aston Villa 0 Man United 1 But United kept asking questions of Villa’s defence and Garnacho was not to be denied a second time as he and Rashford combined before the Argentinian tapped into an empty net to bring Man Utd back into the contest on 59 minutes.

There was once a time at Manchester United when it did not really matter too much if the team gave away the odd cheap goal, because the dangerous attack would simply score more at the other end. Optional data collection Manchester City’s head coach Pep Guardiola congratulates Manchester City’s Phil Foden as he leaves the pitch with a standing ovation during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)

Over the years, Aston Villa and Man United have shared a pitch more than 190 times and the majority of these have come within the top flight of the English Football League. Man Utd target Toney after accepting £26.7m Greenwood offer – Paper Round On the other hand, Aston Villa are in third place and are on a roll, in their last five games they have three wins and two draws, no team has managed to beat Unai Emery's team. The Villans have had big wins over Big Six sides including reigning Premier League and Champions League winners Manchester City, Tottenham and Arsenal.