In one of the key matches of the next round of the Premier League will meet the teams, whose class has equalised in recent years. Although it is possible to find more flattering definitions for Aston Villa and its coach Unai Emery. With the arrival of the Spaniard in Birmingham, the Villans broke into and stayed in the top 5 of English football. To date, Aston Villa is the club to beat Bayern Munich in the Champions League, and just over five years ago "dwelt" in the Championship. The dynamics of Manchester United's playing form in recent years can be considered the opposite. Erik ten Hag two years ago brought the Red Devils to the third position, then took the team eighth place, and now no one is no longer surprised by the thirteenth line of the Mancunians and systematic defeats from teams from the top half of the Premier League standings. Bookmakers have identified the home team as favourites for the upcoming meeting, offering odds of 2.29 on their victory.

Aston Villa in the off-season conducted a very serious work on the transfer market. Douglas Luiz (Juventus), Moussa Diaby (Ittihad) and Cameron Archer (Southampton) left the club. Among others, the Villans added Onana and Matsen, for whom they paid more than a hundred million euros. The success of Emery's personnel policy can be judged by the results of the team. In the six starting rounds of the championship, Aston Villa lost only to London Arsenal and played a draw with Ipswich Town, winning all other matches. The Birmingham club beat Bayern Munich 1-0 at home on Wednesday, emphasising their willingness to face any challenge at Champions League level.

Manchester United do not play in Europe's elite competition, having been content to play in the Europa League this season. The Mancunians have to play a day later than their opponents and away in Portugal. Before that, Erik ten Hague's men lost to Tottenham at home with a score of 0:3 and parted ways with Twente and Crystal Palace. The Red Devils are convincing at the beginning of the season only in matches against teams like Barnsley or Southampton. We bet that in the upcoming meeting of the rivals there will be three or more goals.