Team news
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery says his side have fitness concerns over midfielders Amadou Onana, Jacob Ramsey and Leon Bailey.
John McGinn remains out with a hamstring injury but Matty Cash returned to the matchday squad for Wednesday's Champions League victory against Bayern Munich.
Manchester United have captain Bruno Fernandes available after his red card against Tottenham was rescinded on appeal.
Kobbie Mainoo will be assessed after missing the midweek Europa League draw at Porto, while Leny Yoro, Tyrell Malacia and Luke Shaw are all still out.
Match facts
Head-to-head
Aston Villa’s solitary victory in their past 25 Premier League home fixtures against Manchester United was by 3-1 in Unai Emery’s first game in charge of the club in November 2022.
United’s 40 Premier League wins against Villa is more than against any other opponent in the division other than Everton (41).
Aston Villa
Villa’s tally of 13 points is their highest after six league games of a Premier League season since 2008-09.
Since Emery’s appointment, only Manchester City (85), Liverpool (84) and Arsenal (81) have earned more points at home than Villa’s 74.
Ollie Watkins has 36 goals and 19 assists in his 67 Premier League appearances under Emery; only Erling Haaland (65) and Mohamed Salah (60) have been involved in more during that time.
Watkins is aiming to score in four consecutive league games for the first time since April 2023.
Jhon Duran averages a goal every 48 minutes in all competitions so far this season. He has come off the bench to score in all four of Villa's league wins.
Manchester United
Manchester United’s tally of seven points after six games is their joint fewest at this stage of a Premier League campaign, alongside 2013-14 under David Moyes and 2020-21 under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
They have failed to score in three of their six league matches so far this season, more than any other team in the division.
However, they are aiming to keep a clean sheet in three consecutive league away outings for the first time since March 2021.
United’s last seven Premier League goals have been scored by seven different players.
Marcus Rashford has scored four goals in his past six games in all competitions, as many as he had managed in his previous 21.
Rashford's only Premier League goal against Aston Villa came in his first appearance in this fixture in 2016; he has since faced them eight times without scoring.
