Manchester United vs Aston Villa. Premier League.
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Saturday 16 April 2016 15:26, UK
Aston Villa could be consigned to relegation from the Premier League this weekend as they head to Old Trafford to take on Manchester United.
Villa have been all but down for weeks - and relegation would have been confirmed had Norwich avoided defeat last weekend.
While an away win at Old Trafford is not as rare event as it used to be, even that might not be enough to save Villa, whose fate could be sealed before they kick off should Norwich avoid defeat.
Team news
Ander Herrera is set to miss Manchester United's game due to a foot injury. The severity of the problem sustained in Wednesday's FA Cup win at West Ham has yet to be determined, but the Spanish midfielder looks set to join Bastian Schweinsteiger and Luke Shaw on the sidelines.
Phil Jones may feature having played for the U21s on Monday and Wayne Rooney could play his first Premier League game since February 13 after coming off the bench at Upton Park.
Caretaker boss Eric Black handed a full top-flight debut to Jordan Lyden in last week's 2-1 defeat to Bournemouth and will be prepared to give youngsters like Andre Green and Keinan Davis their chance if they are ready.
Black remains without Gabby Agbonlahor and Jordan Amavi (knee), while Jack Grealish is a doubt with an ankle injury but Alan Hutton is available after suspension.
Opta stats
Aston Villa have won none of their last 12 Premier League meetings with Manchester United (D3 L9).
United have lost just one of their last 40 Premier League matches against Villa (W29 D10).
Marouane Fellaini has scored four goals against Villa, more than any other opponent in the Premier League.
Louis van Gaal's side have won their last four Premier League games at Old Trafford, keeping three clean sheets in that run, while Aston Villa are without a win in their last 15 Premier League away games (D3 L12).
There have been fewer goals scored at Old Trafford than at any other stadium in the Premier League this season (27).
Paul Merson's prediction
Manchester United were outstanding in midweek. They thoroughly deserved their victory at Upton Park. In the first 20 minutes against Tottenham last Sunday I thought they played very well and looked very comfortable. But in the end they lost 3-0 and if you'd just watched the opening you would have been left scratching your head and wondering how that happened!
They now have a FA Cup semi-final on the horizon but there will be no resting players from United, who still have a chance of reaching the top four. With Aston Villa the visitors they have a real opportunity to close the gap to Manchester City in fourth and I think they will do it in style.
PAUL PREDICTS: 3-0 (Sky Bet odds 5/1)
Betting
Manchester United are odds-on favourites to secure another three points to keep their top-four hopes alive against relegation certainties Aston Villa, who at 14/1 are the biggest price of all the Premier League sides to secure a win this weekend. United are 3/1 to secure fourth spot ahead of Manchester rivals City (1/4) while Villa will be relegated if Norwich get any sort of a result from their lunchtime kick-off against Sunderland. Marcus Rashford is 11/4 favourite to net the opener and the United sensation and Anthony Martial both to net in 90 minutes is enhanced from 5/2 to 3/1 in Charlie Nicholas' Price Boosted tip. Get the latest odds and tips from our Sky Sports pundits here.
