Manchester Utd – Aston Villa

The visitors from Birmingham will put in a good performance in Manchester.

After yet another change of the coaching staff, Manchester United briefly showed itself as one of the leaders of English football. In a short period of time, Mike Carrick and his players dealt with Manchester City, Arsenal and Tottenham, prompting the whole football world to talk about his return. However after completing the winning streak in mid-February, the Red Devils increasingly face difficulties in securing victory. Undoubtedly, the team could not have radically changed in the short period since the dismissal of Ruben Amorim. Simply the team stopped meeting the requirements of one coach and has not yet grown used to the demands of another, playing the football it knows without excessive psychological pressure. Aston Villa has been experiencing for a month and a half the second serious slump since the start of the season. The first came during the opening rounds of the Premier League and led to discussions about Unai Emery's future, which quickly ceased as a result of Villa's winning streak. In recent weeks, the Birmingham club has dropped so many points in the national championship that among title contenders it slid into the ranks of candidates to finish in the Champions League places, and not as the most obvious candidate. Bookmakers identified the home side as favorites for the upcoming match, offering odds of 1.72 on their victory. Manchester United in the last round ended their unbeaten run under Carrick. After seven league matches without defeat, due to an opponent's goal in the last minutes, the Mancunians lost to Newcastle, having been a man down for the entire half at that moment. This outcome underscored the fact that riding an emotional high for a long time won't work and that Manchester United will need a traditional rebuild on the road to the top. Aston Villa approaches the away game as the fourth-placed club in the Premier League. If Emery's aim is to stay in the Champions League places, then at Old Trafford, at the very least, Villa cannot lose. Despite a three-match winless run in the league, Villa's power is evident. Let's bet on Emery's coaching talent.