Aston Villa are currently in sixth place in the Premier League standings and have been in excellent form in recent weeks. The away side edged Fulham to an important 1-0 victory this week and will be confident ahead of this fixture.
Manchester United, on the other hand, are in fourth place in the league table at the moment and have made steady progress under Erik ten Hag. The Red Devils were held to a 2-2 draw by Tottenham Hotspur in their previous game and have a point to prove this weekend.
- Aston Villa won the reverse fixture by a 3-1 margin and will be looking to complete a league double over Manchester United for the first time since the 1954-55 season.
- Aston Villa won this fixture by a 1-0 margin last season and have not won consecutive league games away from home against Manchester United in 93 years.
- Manchester United have an impressive historical record against Aston Villa and have won 103 out of the 195 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Aston Villa's 51 victories.
- Manchester United have lost two of their last three matches against Aston Villa in the Premier League - as many defeats as they had suffered in the 51 such games preceding this run.
