Aston Villa vs Manchester United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Aston Villa face Manchester United in the Premier League today.
Manchester City are reigning champions after beating Liverpool to the finish line in a neck-and-neck 2021/22 title race where a comeback win on the final day of the season against Aston Villa secured a fourth title in five years for Pep Guardiola's side.
Jurgen Klopp's Reds were on course for a quadruple last season but were forced to settle for just an FA Cup and Carabao Cup win and will return trying to win the title again just as they did in 2020.
It was a dramatic season for Chelsea a year ago with Roman Abramovich now replaced by Todd Boehly as owner in west London. He will want an instant return on his hefty investment at Stamford Bridge while Tottenham, back in the Champions League, will want to kick on once more too.
It's not all about the action at the top though with Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest promoted to the top tier for 2021/22 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Aston Villa vs Manchester United
Manchester United make three changes to the side that beat West Ham 1-0 last time out. Lindelof replaces Maguire in central defence while Van De Beek replaces the suspended Bruno Fernandes. The final change is on the wing, where Garnacho is given a chance ahead of Elanga.
Aston Villa vs Manchester United
Aston Villa make two changes to the XI that lost 4-0 to Newcastle last time out. Digne returns to replace Young at left-back, while Ramsey is preferred to Ings on the right wing, with Watkins shuffling over to play at striker.
Aston Villa vs Manchester United
MANCHESTER UNITED SUBS: Tyrell Malacia, Anthony Elanga, Shola Shoretire, Facundo Pellistri, Martin Dubravka, Harry Maguire, Fred, Anthony Martial, Scott McTominay.
Aston Villa vs Manchester United
MANCHESTER UNITED XI (4-2-3-1): David De Gea; Diogo Dalot, Victor Lindelof, Lisandro Martinez, Luke Shaw; Casemiro, Christian Eriksen; Marcus Rashford, Donny Van De Beek, Alejandro Garnacho; Cristiano Ronaldo.
Aston Villa vs Manchester United
ASTON VILLA SUBS: Ashley Young, Boubacar Kamara, Danny Ings, Calum Chambers, Robin Olsen, John McGinn, Morgan Sanson, Ludwig Augustinsson, Jan Bednarek.
Aston Villa vs Manchester United
ASTON VILLA XI (4-2-3-1): Emiliano Martinez; Lucas Digne, Tyrone Mings, Ezri Konsa, Matt Cash; Douglas Luiz, Leander Dendoncker; Leon Bailey, Emiliano Buendia, Jacob Ramsey; Ollie Watkins.
Aston Villa vs Manchester United
With 10 minutes to go before kick-off, let's take a look at how the two sides are lining up - starting with our hosts!
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