Erik ten Hag will look to relieve the pressure on his shoulders with a victory when manchester united assume Villa Aston at Villa Park this afternoon.
The Dutch coach has made important selection decisions after the 3-3 draw against Porto in midweek. Lisandro Martínez and Matthijs de Ligt were sent to the bench for Harry Maguire and Jonny Evans was called upon to start in the middle of the Man Utd defence.
André Onana maintains his position in goal while Diogo Dalot and Noussair Mazraoui once again occupy the full-back positions. Kobbie Mainoo enters the center of the field with casemiro dropped out while Christian Eriksen starts ahead of Manuel Ugarte.
Bruno Fernandes starts in Manchester United's attacking midfield role, while Garnacho replaces Amad Diallo on the right. Joshua Zirkzee and Antony will have to settle for places on the bench. Mark Rashford and Rasmus Hojlund starting in attack.
As for Aston Villa, Emi Martínez keeps goal while Matty Cash and Ezri Zonsa join Pau Torres and Lucas Digne in defense. Amadou Onana is missing, so Ross Barkley starts in midfield alongside Youri Tielemans and Jaden Philogene.
Morgan Rodgers keeps his place as he supports Leon Bailey and Ollie Watkins in Aston Villa's attack. That means that Jhon Durán will have to settle for a place among the substitutes.
Here are the confirmed lineups:
Villa Aston
Martínez, Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne, Philogene, Barkley, Tielemans, Bailey, Rogers, Watkins
Substitutes: Gauci, Carlos, Nedeljkovic, Maatsen, Swinkels, Buendía, Bogarde, Young, Durán
Manchester United
Onana, Mazraoui, Maguire, Evans, Dalot, Mainoo, Eriksen, Fernandes, Garnacho, Rashford, Højlund
Substitutes: Bayindir, De Ligt, Lindelof, Martínez, Casemiro, Ugarte, Amad, Antony, Zirkzee.
