Manchester City's Delph refused to be fazed on Aston Villa return Fabian Delph appeared to revel in abuse from the Aston Villa fans who once sung his name during his first visit back since signing for Manchester City. The Villa Park crowd subjected him to abuse.

Aston Villa vs Manchester City LIVE: Follow the Premier League action Follow Sportsmail's coverage of the Barclays Premier League as Aston Villa host Manchester City at Villa Park to get Sunday's action underway. in the top flight.

FAN'S VIEW: Manchester United are boring, uninspiring and predictable MANCHESTER UNITED FAN VIEW: No team has created fewer chances than us all season - not Sunderland, not even Aston Villa. It's atrocious. Our defence is watertight but up front it's a mess.

Aston Villa 0-1 Manchester United: Januzaj rewards Van Gaal's faith MARTIN SAMUEL: AT VILLA PARK: No, this isn’t the most thrilling United team of recent years; but it is getting the job done while Louis van Gaal waits for his last round of reinforcements to arrive.

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Rudy Gestede to "head" the way as Villa look for first United win in 20 years Aston Villa have not beaten Manchester United at home in the Premier League since the first game of the 1995-96 season. Here, Sportsmail takes a look at the stats ahead of their clash.

David de Gea will not play for Manchester United against Aston Villa David de Gea will miss Manchester United's clash with Aston Villa on Friday night amid continued uncertainty over his future at Old Trafford. Sergio Romero is set to retain his place in goal.

Van Gaal: Man United are more scared of Villa than City Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal says the prospect of facing Aston Villa scared him more than the idea of taking on Manchester City at Old Trafford.

Man United 3-1 Villa: Herrera strikes twice as Rooney scores wonder goal JOE BERNSTEIN AT OLD TRAFFORD: Manchester United have moved up to third in the Premier League table after a 3-1 win at home against Aston Villa.

Ron Vlaar has NO INTENTION of staying at Aston Villa Tim Sherwood faces a difficult early task as Aston Villa manager in trying to convince captain Ron Vlaar to stay after it emerged the Dutch international has no plans to stay.