Three points from seven games is well below what most expected from Aston Villa, even as they adjust to life under new manager Robert de Pauw. Their season so far has been littered with missed opportunities for that maiden win, and a few below-par ...

Man Utd boss Marc Skinner: "We weren't good enough in the first half. We weren't tight enough so then in transition Villa were able to pick up the spaces. We couldn't get enough pressure on. We needed to be way more compact, vertically and horizontally, so we could apply more pressure.

Aston Villa were going pretty well for a while back there too, until letting in a last-gasp equaliser at home to Bournemouth, since when they’ve lost three on the bounce, albeit in three different competitions.

In-form Liverpool host an Aston Villa side that has hit a sticky patch in Saturday's final Premier League fixture of the day at Anfield. Arne Slot's side are on a six-match unbeaten run and come into this clash off the back of an impressive 4-0 win at home against Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League.

Arne Slot spoke to BBC Match of the Day after Liverpool's victory against Aston Villa: "Three home games [this week] and that always helps when you play in front of these fans. Tough opponent today, it wasn't an easy one.