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Man Utd squad for Aston Villa clash confirmed as Solskjaer makes bold decision
Manchester United’s squad to face Aston Villa has been confirmed.
Man Utd: Solskjaer reacts to 2-1 Astana defeat
Manchester United’s squad to face Aston Villa has been confirmed, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer including youngster Dylan Levitt. The 19-year-old impressed during United’s defeat against Astana in the Europa League on Thursday evening.
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And Solskjaer could reward the youngster with a start against the Villans at Old Trafford on Sunday.
United boss Solskjaer rested his senior players for their 2-1 defeat against Astana.
The Norwegian insists he made the right decision ahead of crucial Premier League games against Villa and Tottenham coming up.
“It’s a great week,” he told United’s official website.
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“That’s why we made the decision that we did, to leave some players at home instead of travelling to Astana, so that they could have a good week of training.
“It was the last time for a while that we could have a training week. We’ve not had a training week for a while!
“So I can’t wait to get out at Old Trafford again and the boys took a lot of heart from the Sheffield United comeback last weekend.
“After a bad start, the performance there was good and I’m looking forward to facing Villa.
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“We’re looking forward to the whole week and we’re going to stay in Manchester for the whole week. Let’s make sure we start well against Villa.”
Solskjaer also hinted Luke Shaw and Axel Tuanzebe could start against Villa at Old Trafford.
“Obviously, Luke Shaw and Axel played in Astana and they’re back, fit and available for us, and ready to be on the pitch,” he added.
“I think we’re looking strong.
“Of course, some of them didn’t travel - they’ll benefit from that because they’ve had a good week of training. The ones that went to Astana played and they’ll benefit from that as well.”
A win for United against Villa on Sunday could send the Red Devils up to fifth in the Premier League.
United could leapfrog Arsenal, Tottenham and Wolves in the race to finish in the top four.
Confirmed United squad to face Aston Villa:
David de Gea, Lee Grant, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelof, Axel Tuanzebe, Harry Maguire, Ashley Young, Brandon Williams, Luke Shaw, Andreas Pereira, Fred, Dylan Levitt, James Garner, Jesse Lingard, Juan Mata, Daniel James, Mason Greenwood, Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial