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Aston Villa who are currently 15th in the league table, will be travelling to Old Trafford this Sunday in a bid to upset the current leaders. The game kicks off at 16.00 GMT.
After Manchester United’s shock 1-0 loss to Wigan this week, the title race has been blown wide open. The closest chasing team City are back within 5 points of the leaders, and with a home game remaining for City against United they could well fancy their chances of lifting the trophy this year. With City playing Norwich today afternoon the lead could be cut down to just 2 points by the time United play Aston Villa tomorrow.
Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed that Scholes would be in the starting XI this Sunday against Villa. Scholes was left out of the Wigan by the manager and his move has come under a lot of criticism from the supporters. But the united boss has defended his move by stating that Scholes who is 37, cannot be expected to play 3 games in a week. He would be fresh this Sunday and he is sure to be a big infulence for the game. “There’s no injuries from Wednesday, which is probably the only thing we can take out of the game,” admitted the boss. “We are disappointed to lose that game, so Sunday is important for us. Hopefully, we get back on track.
Alex McLeish has played under Sir Alex Ferguson for Aberdeen. He also lifted the Cup Winner’s cup under Sir Alex Ferguson while his time in Aberdeen. Prior to taking up the job with Aston, he was managing Birmingham City. This move has angered both sides of the city, since the two teams are local rivals. Aston Villa are currently in a poor run of form having won just one of their last 10 matches. Aston Villa have a long list of injuries to cope with. Stephen Warnock, Darren Bent, Richard Dunne, Marc Albrighton and Chris Herd will all be missing from the line up. The injury that might hurt the most will be Darren Bent. He is the player who scores 15 to 20 goals a season for them, and he missing from the team in such a crucial stage will definitely hurt.
Ashley Young who is sure to start for United will be facing his old employers for the second time this Sunday. The first time he faced his old team was back in December where United won 1-0 at Villa park. Young is hopeful that his old team would prove their mettle in the run and stay clear of the relegation zone this season. However he does emphasize that he would make sure that Villa do not leave Old Trafford with a point. Young said “There won’t be any extra edge for me because it’s against my old team – I’ll just be trying to put in another good performance and help us get three points.”
