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Jacob Tanswell
McGinn is basically trying to stand behind Mainoo. When United try to press #AVFC's centre backs, Mainoo jumps onto Onana but McGinn is spare. Villa need to keep trying to play past Mainoo into McGinn/Rogers Switch of play to Digne is always on, too
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We're underway at Old Trafford… Man United 0-0 #AVFC
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An opportunity for #AVFC to banish some ghosts, maybe…
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#AVFC warming up with Rogers off the right, McGinn in the 10. Some tomfoolery or that's how they start?
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Emi Martinez, Senne Lammens... feasibly the two GKs could be on opposite teams. Martinez's red here last year was a key moment (very wet and slippery today, so rushing out of goal not advised) then came the months of talking to Amorim. #AVFC may need the best version of him today
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Torrential rain at Old Trafford 🌧️ #AVFC
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Ross Barkley's last league start for Aston Villa was in January 2025, when he scored in a 2-1 win against Leicester City. #AVFC
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Man United starting XI vs #AVFC: Lammens; Dalot, Yoro, Maguire, Shaw; Casemiro, Mainoo; Amad, Fernandes, Cunha; Mbeumo. Subs: Bayindir, Heaven, Malacia, Mazraoui, Mount, T. Fletcher, Ugarte, Sesko, Zirkzee.
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Ross Barkley makes first Premier League start since Jan 2025. A surprise, but Emery wants greater ball retention. "Unai's clear. He doesn’t bulls**t. He loves me as a player. He saw me at Luton and was like, ‘How did you go down your career path?’" #AVFC https://www.nytimes.com/a
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John McGinn comes into Aston Villa's starting XI to face Man Utd, as does Ross Barkley - making his first league start this season. Tyrone Mings also starts, with Pau Torres, Ian Maatsen, Leon Bailey, Harvey Elliott, Douglas Luiz and Tammy Abraham on the bench. #AVFC https://www.
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