Aston Villa boss Dean Smith has marked out Bruno Fernandes as Manchester United's main threat and admitted his side will have to be at their best to keep him at bay.
The Portuguese midfielder has been in sensational form since arriving at Old Trafford in January from Sporting Lisbon.
Fernandes picked up the February Premier League Player of the Month award and has been nominated for June's award alongside teammate Anthony Martial.
In Manchester United's first four Premier League matches since the season restarted he has scored four times and registered two assists.
With Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's attack in such devastating form, Smith has admitted it will be a tough ask for his relegation-threatened team and marked out Fernandes as United's biggest danger, with the two teams set to meet at Villa Park on Thursday.
Asked about the prospect of facing United's in-form attack, Smith said: "It's a tough task but no tougher than going to Anfield and playing against Mo Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino - three of the best strikers and now champions.
"Now we've got to do the same against a team who are full of confidence and the main man to watch is Fernandes who's been outstanding for them."
"Hopefully this will be the first [league win since 1995]," he added.
"United are a very good team, we know that. They've improved, and as I said Fernandes is playing very well.
"They've got pace and power up front as well but they conceded a couple of goals against Bournemouth at the weekend and Bournemouth took the lead.
"There's a lot of heart we can take certainly from our performance against Liverpool and we're going to need that sort of performance again, but we need to be better in the final third and take our chances when they come."
