BBC · Jan 5, 2017

Man Utd loan Johnstone to Aston Villa

Sam Johnstone has spent two separate spells on loan at Deepdale with home town club PrestonManchester United goalkeeper Sam Johnstone has joined Championship play-off hopefuls Aston Villa on loan for the rest of the season.

It is the 23-year-old's eighth loan move away from Old Trafford.

He has previously been at Scunthorpe United, Walsall, Yeovil, Doncaster Rovers (twice) and his home town club Preston (twice).

Johnstone was part of Preston 's promotion-winning team to the Championship in 2014-15.

He is the first signing made by Villa boss Steve Bruce, the former double-winning Man Utd captain.

BBC WM's Mark Regan

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