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Manchester United v Aston Villa KO - 4:00

  • 15-04-2012 1:51am
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,116 ✭✭✭


    Manchester United will be desperate to correct their midweek slip-up at Wigan when they host struggling Aston Villa at Old Trafford on Sunday.
    The Premier League leaders suffered a shock 1-0 defeat at the DW Stadium on Wednesday night, allowing second-placed Manchester City to cut their lead to five points with five games remaining after romping to victory at home to West Brom.spacer.gif
    The Red Devils now find themselves under unexpected pressure, with City having been largely written off ahead of the midweek results after previously slipping eight points adrift following an untimely rough patch.
    Damage control will be United's priority this weekend as they look to widen the gap once more, with only a visit of Evertonspacer.gif standing between Sunday's encounter and the Manchester derby at the Etihad Stadium later this month which could potentially decide the title.
    But Sir Alex Fergusonspacer.gif should be feeling quietly confident knowing three of his side's four remaining matches, not counting the derby, will be played on home turf.
    Ferguson's side, who had stormed to eight consecutive wins ahead of Wednesday's upset, have only lost twice at Old Traffordspacer.gif this season and have not dropped a point there since New Year's Eve, conceding just one goal in that period.
    Villa will hope to capitalise on their blunder against the Latics as they look to avoid being dragged into the relegation scrap in the final weeks of the campaign.
    Alex McLeish's men are currently 15th in the table and six points clear of safety but have won just one of their last 10 league encounters, suffering four defeats over that period.
    The Midlanders were held 1-1 at home to Stoke on Easter Monday - their second draw on the bounce after their trip to Liverpoolspacer.gif last weekend ended with the same scoreline.
    Team news

    Nani is in contention to return to Ferguson's starting XI after featuring as a substitute against Wigan following a five-match absence with an ankle injury.
    The manager has confirmed midfielder Paul Scholes will feature after he was rested for Wednesday's defeat, while Anderson (hamstring), Darren Fletcher (bowel condition), Michael Owen (thigh) and Nemanja Vidicspacer.gif (knee) remain long-term absentees.
    Villa boss McLeish will check on the fitness of Chris Herd and Stephen Warnock ahead of the trip to Old Trafford.
    Herd suffered a head injury during Monday's draw with Stoke, while Warnock was substituted with an ankle problem. Charles N'Zogbia and Gary Gardner will be in contention to replace the duo if ruled out.
    Midfielder Fabian Delph has returned to training after his ankle injury when on loan at Leeds while winger Marc Albrighton is battling to overcome a thigh problem.
    Possible starting XIs:
    Man Utd: De Gea, Evra, Ferdinand, Evans, Rafael, Young, Carrick, Scholes, Valencia,spacer.gif Rooney, Welbeck.



    Aston Villa: Given, Hutton, Collins, Baker, Lichaj, Bannan, Ireland, N'Zogbia, Gardner, Weimann, Agbonlahor.


    (above taken from skysports.com)


    Should be a good match, pressure on both sides. With City winning yesterday, United will want to bring to gap back to 5 points and do their goal difference a favour. Whereas Villa are close enough to the bottom, and with the end of the season approaching, they'll want to get as many points as possible.


    My prediction: 3-0.

    Coverage starts 3:00 on Sky Sports 1.


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Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,825 ✭✭✭Mikeyt086


    City are hitting form and are hot on the heels of United, any slip ups and they will pounce. United's form has been unconvincing, and coming off a dreadful showing against Wigan.

    Prediction: 1-0 United. A nervous one.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,222 ✭✭✭✭Will I Amnt


    My prediction: 3-0.
    Hmmmm! Didn't you predict we'd beat Wigan 4-0? :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,116 ✭✭✭Professional Griefer


    cambo2008 wrote: »
    Hmmmm! Didn't you predict we'd beat Wigan 4-0? :(

    Too right.

    United 0 - 9 Aston Villa

    :p


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,337 ✭✭✭✭monkey9


    six nil Utd! Villa are woeful!!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,949 ✭✭✭Samich


    Hate playing Villa! Come on Utd! :)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,898 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    Villa are terrible and it'll be a miracle if they score. Best we can hope for is a 0-0.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,337 ✭✭✭✭monkey9


    Villa really are bad though!! Liverpool should have hammered them last week, but we just put in our usual performance.

    The only hope Villa have is if it's still nil all at half time. But if Utd score in the first twenty minutes, then it's gonna be a massacre!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,220 ✭✭✭✭J. Marston


    Drop points and we're fúcked.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 17,661 ✭✭✭✭Helix


    united are absolutely gonna murder us

    6 or 7 nil i reckon

    bad enough playing united in the run in, but when theyve gotten beaten by a relegation candidate to let their main title rivals get back with a sniff, fergie won't take anything less than a top class united performance - and given how bad villa are, i can see it being an embarrassment unless united have someone sent off relatively early on... and since it's at old trafford that's just not gonna happen


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,177 ✭✭✭MickySticks


    5-0 United. Rooney hatrick, Valencia and Giggs.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,975 ✭✭✭nkay1985


    2-0 United but a nervy one.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,988 ✭✭✭SirDelboy18


    Echos of 2009 here in my view, could be very very nervy. The only thing being that Villa are about 10 times worse.

    An early goal could hopefully lead to a hammering though, which would allow us to take Scholes off early as he will need Fort Knox like protection until the derby.


  • Registered Users Posts: 855 ✭✭✭joshrogan


    United 1-1 Villa, after the game sky sports declare the title race as back on and go through every possible scenario of how each Manchester club can win it until the league is over.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 963 ✭✭✭NinjaK


    If United drop points again it clear they dont have the mentality to win the Premier League. Big test of their mentality.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,078 ✭✭✭onemorechance


    NinjaK wrote: »
    If United drop points again it clear they dont have the mentality to win the Premier League. Big test of their mentality.

    Welcome back.

    castaway533.jpg


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 609 ✭✭✭Dubit10


    Easy easy win for United. 5 or 6 nil. Villa are a terrible terrible side with zero fight about them.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,424 ✭✭✭✭The_Kew_Tour


    2-0 United, not expecting a great display though for some reason, just get job done.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 25,953 ✭✭✭✭kryogen


    The Zog back for Villa today?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,704 ✭✭✭G.K.


    He's alledgedly back.

    Expecting a simple win for United.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,017 ✭✭✭invinciblePRSTV


    Battling win against all the odds for Villa as Alec sticks it to his mentor and Gabby pwns the Man Utd defence yet again.

    (Still drunk from last nite)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,563 ✭✭✭✭OwaynOTT


    Surely an utd win as villa are fairly poor lately.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 25,953 ✭✭✭✭kryogen


    Villa have been ****e all season, they have horrendous injuries and a ****e manager, doesnt mean United will have it easy though!

    Tough to break down and if Ag and Zog are fit they have genuine pace to hit us on the break


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,056 ✭✭✭~Marky~


    United will want to bounce back after the Wigan match so going to say 3-0 Man U.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,084 ✭✭✭markc1184


    Not been looking forward to this match. Think United might make life difficult for themselves. Saying that, if they score early, the floodgates could open. I'll take any win.


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 15,237 Mod ✭✭✭✭FutureGuy


    Nerves, nerves, nerves, 1-0 United, nerves, nerves 2-0 United. And relax.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,788 ✭✭✭✭JPA


    United will win easy but low scoring, 1 or 2 nil with a penalty.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,372 ✭✭✭✭Mr Alan


    Villa are actually possibly the worst team i've watched in the league this year. Coming off the back of such a big upset at Wigan, I'd genuinely expect Utd to ****ing hockey them.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,211 ✭✭✭Owen_S


    0-0 or 1-0, however I'm prepared to eat my words.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,656 ✭✭✭cgpg5


    Think Utd can count themselves lucky they've such an easy fixture after the loss midweek. If they'd Everton today it would be extremely worrying.

    Can't see Villa scoring tbh. 2-0 United I'll go for, with the real test coming next week


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,553 ✭✭✭✭Copper_pipe


    Hope man utd get a few goals , maybe 4-0


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,553 ✭✭✭✭Copper_pipe


    Hope to see a team like this ciGuj.jpg


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,763 ✭✭✭Jax Teller


    Maybe Chico for Welbeck but I'd expect near enough to that team ^^^^^


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,771 ✭✭✭✭Paul Tergat


    No slip ups. 3 points please. Cmon United!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,364 ✭✭✭✭Kylo Ren


    I'd say United will either hammer Villa or win by a small margin. They could also draw or lost too, you can throw that in there too.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,771 ✭✭✭✭Paul Tergat


    Keno 92 wrote: »
    I'd say United will either hammer Villa or win by a small margin. They could also draw or lost too, you can throw that in there too.

    Postponement or abandonment is also an option


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,224 ✭✭✭✭SantryRed


    Keno 92 wrote: »
    I'd say United will either hammer Villa or win by a small margin. They could also draw or lost too, you can throw that in there too.

    There's sitting on the fence and then there is this :pac:

    Villa are atrocious this season. If the United that that beat Blackburn and QPR turn up, it'll be easy for them.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 32,865 ✭✭✭✭MagicMarker


    ****ing hell I hate late kick offs.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,337 ✭✭✭✭monkey9


    Over 2.5 goals is 1/2 on with BET365


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,462 ✭✭✭✭WoollyRedHat


    4-1 scoreline, with the last goal being scored, not because of Villa's profeciency, but because De Gea gets distracted towards the end by a beautiful women in the third row, that or a doughnut from tesco.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,553 ✭✭✭✭Copper_pipe


    Man Utd: De Gea, Evra, Ferdinand, Evans, Rafael, Carrick, Scholes, Young, Valencia, Rooney, Welbeck - #MUFC

    Aston VIlla: Given, Hutton, Collins, Baker, Lichaj, Bannan, Gardner, Clark, Ireland, Weimann, Agbonlahor - #AVFC #mufc


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,771 ✭✭✭✭Paul Tergat


    Man Utd: De Gea, Evra, Ferdinand, Evans, Rafael, Carrick, Scholes, Young, Valencia, Rooney, Welbeck - #MUFC

    Aston VIlla: Given, Hutton, Collins, Baker, Lichaj, Bannan, Gardner, Clark, Ireland, Weimann, Agbonlahor - #AVFC #mufc

    Bench: Amos, Jones, Berbatov, Giggs, Hernandez, Nani, Cleverley


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,553 ✭✭✭✭Copper_pipe


    Man Utd Subs: Cleverley, Nani, Hernandez, Giggs, Berbatov, Jones, Amos - #MUFC


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,771 ✭✭✭✭Paul Tergat


    The chopping and changing of Welbeck and Chicho is damaging for both of them imo but I do understand that different players will suit different opposition. Young would want to show he deserves to keep the place ahead of Nani and nice to see Scholes back

    Strong team.

    Cmon United!

    Oh, and Berba back on the bench


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 32,865 ✭✭✭✭MagicMarker


    Good to have the man back in the starting XI!!

    Paul-Scholes-006.jpg

    Holy **** Berba is on the bench! :eek: I'd love to see him get a run out!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,018 ✭✭✭✭adox


    Berba back on the bench!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,949 ✭✭✭Samich


    Expect a win, cmon!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,457 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    very happy with the united line-up. The starting 11 should perform a lot better than the team fielded against Wigan.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,553 ✭✭✭✭Copper_pipe


    berba to score please


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,184 ✭✭✭Patsy fyre


    Delighted to see Scholes back in the team, c'mon the reds


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,946 ✭✭✭✭Mars Bar


    Berba back! :D

    No Fabio on the bench. :(


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