Two teams in different stages of repairing a wayward season clash as Manchester United travel to Villa Park to take on a slumping Aston Villa on Sunday.
Villa have been amongst the Champions League places all season long, but are at great risk of seeing that slip away as they look broken over the past few weeks. With one win in their last five matches across all competitions, and just two points separating them from fifth-placed Tottenham, Unai Emery's side are at a crossroads.
A win here at home against Manchester United could vault Villa right back into a position of strength, while dropped points of any kind could potentially see them fall out of the top four altogether.
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United, meanwhile, feel as though they could be coming out of the mid-season doldrums. The Red Devils have four wins in their last five across all competitions, unbeaten in that span since falling to Nottingham Forest in late December.
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There's reason to believe both these teams can come away with three points, and reason to argue why both of them will fall short. Manchester United have been susceptible to disappointment all season long, unable to sustain longer stretches of form, while Aston Villa are mired in a considerable slump at the moment.
The key to this matchup lies in their most recent meeting, which itself was a relatively even affair. Aston Villa had the better performance across the 90 minutes, but Alejandro Garnacho was electric and sparked Man United to an emotional comeback win. Ollie Watkins was invisible in that match, held without a single shot across the 90 minutes, as he was in their previous
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