Louis van Gaal’s goalkeeping troubles continue, with neither David de Gea or Víctor Valdés available for Manchester United. But Sergio Romero, with 62 caps for Argentina to his name and a clean sheet on debut, is not a bad third-choice option to have. Aston Villa’s new signing José Ángel Crespo is still out with a knee problem but Libor Kozak may feature for the first time since January 2014 after recovering from a nasty leg break. Rich Flower
Kick-off Friday 7.45pm
Venue Villa Park
Last season Aston Villa 1 Manchester United 1
Live Sky Sports 1
Referee Mike Dean
This season G1, Y5, R0, 5.00 cards per game
Odds H 5-1 A 7-10 D 3-1
Aston Villa
Subs from Bunn, Steer, Baker, Bennett, Cole, Senderos, Richardson, Hutton, Sánchez, Kozak, N’Zogbia, Gestede
Doubtful None
Injured Gil (knock, 22 Aug), Grealish (hamstring, 22 aug), Gardner (ankle, 13 Sep), Okore (knee, 13 Sep), Crespo (knee, unknown)
Suspended None
Form W
Discipline Y3 R0
Leading scorer Gestede 1
Manchester United
Subs from Johnstone, Lindegaard, Rojo, Evans, Januzaj, Hernández, Wilson, Herrera, Valencia, McNair, Schweinsteiger, Pereira, Blackett
Doubtful None
Injured Jones (illness, unknown)
Suspended Fellaini (second of three)
Unavailable De Gea (personal), Valdés (personal)
Form W
Discipline Y2 R0
Leading scorer Own goals 1
