It will be the penultimate game for both teams ahead of that long World Cup break. And it’s been only four days since their last encounter at Villa Park, with Unai Emery clinching a 3-1 statement win at his Villa debut. The only difference, except that they’ll be playing at Old Trafford on Thursday night, will be the competition – then it was the Premier League, tonight it’s the League Cup.Good ebening, look who’s back! Emery’s Villa thump woeful Red DevilsOne will say it can’t be seen as evenly-matched fixtures, with the former having much more significance. Still, it’s an exciting match in prospect, with Manchester United eager to settle the score with Emery’s Villa and prove it’s been nothing but a bad day for them on Sunday.##NAJAVA_MECA_6798262##According to British media, Erik ten Hag will attack the Claret with Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Elanga in the offensive midfield, along with Antony Martial up front. Emery thinks he was dreaming, Ten Hag bemoans ‘stupid’ errorsOn the other hand, Emery will probably repeat his ‘horseshoe’ setup, exploiting the virtues of his die-hard midfielders known for their simple yet sharp solutions in the offence.In every of the last three Man Utd-Aston Villa ties, there were four goals scored altogether, so there’s a possible chance we’ll see the same amount at Old Trafford tonight.ENGLAND – LEAGUE CUPTuesdayBournemouth – Everton 4-1 (1-0)/Lowe 7, Stanislas 47, Marcondes 78, Anthony 82 – Gray 67/Brentford – Gillingham 1-1 (1-0)/Toney 3 – Mandron 75/Bristol City – Lincoln City 1-3 (0-2)/Conway 80 – Virtue-Thick 6, House 15, O’Connor 49/Burnley – Crawley Town 3-1 (1-1)/Barnes 24, Zarouri 70, 90 – Telford 22/Leicester – Newport 3-0 (1-0)/Justin 44, Vardy 70, 82/Milton Keynes Dons – Morecambe 2-0 (1-0)/O’Hora 18, Dennis 51/Stevenage – Charlton 1-1 (1-0)/Norris 22 – Aneke 87/WednesdayArsenal – Brighton 1-3 (1-1)/Nketiah 20 – Welbeck 27(p), Mitoma 58, Lamptey 71/Newcastle – Crystal Palace 0-0/Newcastle proceed on penalties/Nott.Forest – Tottenham 2-0 (0-0)/Lodi 50, Lingard 57/Southampton – Sheffield W. 1-1 (1-1)/Ward-Prowse 45+2(p) – Windass 24//Southampton proceed on penalties/West Ham – Blackburn 2-2 (1-1)/Fornals 38, Antonio 78 – Vale 6, Diaz 88//Blackburn proceed on penalties/Wolverhampton – Leeds 1-0 (0-0)/Traore 85/Liverpool – Derby 0-0/Liverpool proceed on penalties/Man.City – Chelsea 2-0 (0-0)/Mahrez 53, Alvarez 58/Thursday23:00: (1.62) Man.Utd. (3.80) Aston Villa (5.80)***odds are subject to change***
