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Sam Long

Aston Villa vs Manchester United live

Welcome to our live coverage of the first fixture of the second round of Premier League fixtures, which sees Aston Villa take on Manchester United.

● The game kicked off at 7.45pm

● The match takes place on Friday night because of planned EDL march on Saturday

● David De Gea not playing because of Real Madrid transfer speculation

● United face Club Brugge in the Champions League on Tuesday

● Both teams won 1-0 in their opening games of the season, Villa beating Bournemouth and United defeating Tottenham

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