Westwood extends Villa deal

“He’s someone I have been tracking for a long time”, Sherwood said.

Though the likelihood of David de Gea remaining at Old Trafford seems to be increasing he is still unlikely to start for United until the transfer window closes or the Real Madrid transfer saga reaches a definitive conclusion.

What is Van Gaal’s mindset this week?

In truth though Villa never looked getting the equaliser and Memphis Depay had a great chance to stretch United’s lead, curling his effort wide with the goal at his mercy. The same fixture last season ended in a 1-1 draw in an action-packed match, a match that saw Christian Benteke score for Villa while Radamel Falcao equalised for United as Aston Villa held on despite having gone down to 10 men.

Sherwood was understandably delighted to bring a player produced by the same prestigious academy that gave the world Xavi, Andres Iniesta and Lionel Messi.

However, Aston Villa had also recently joined in the race for Traore and had ramped up their pursuit for the 19-year old by placing a bid.

Louis van Gaal’s wards opened their “championship” stint rather shakily but was able to escape with a 1-0 win over the Tottenham Hotspur in the first game of the season, as per Bleacher Report.

“Now I feel much better and the [Tottenham] game was very important to play 30 minutes”.

However, Villa do have the opportunity to do like West Ham did to Arsenal and knick a goal at key times to put United under pressure. “But away from home, we can improve”. Make sure to check out our free online live stream links below so you can tune in and watch the exciting Barclays Premier League match, complete with a preview of today’s game!

A 20-year-old squad player who last scored for United in April 2014, Januzaj was the only change to the United side that started against Spurs.

“At home, we were one of the best, third in the league I think”, he said, according to Sky Sports.

Villa manager Tim Sherwood said: “I’ve known him for a couple of years”.