On the 10th of January, Aston Villa will travel to Manchester to battle Manchester United in a clash of the FA Cup. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Manchester United is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Wolverhampton Wanderers. João Moutinho scored the first goal for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 82nd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Manchester United couldn’t muster any offence and Wolverhampton Wanderers ran away with the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Manchester United should be reasonably happy with their performance, while aston Villa is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Brentford. Danny Ings struck first for Aston Villa in the 16th minute, but Yoane Wissa got the equalizer for Brentford in the 42nd minute But luckily in the 83rd minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Mads Roerslev Rasmussen. Aston Villa is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Manchester United won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Aston Villa’s most prolific scorer has been Ezri Konsa. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Cristiano Ronaldo has been the most prolific scorer on Manchester United in the last five matches with 2 goals.