The Reds have enjoyed our trips to Villa Park in previous years and, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men in such a rich vein of form, the United boss will be hoping to inflict another defeat on Villa, who are fighting to stave off relegation.
Ahead of the game, we’ve collated all the need-to-know facts and figures, including which new Premier League record we could achieve with a win on Thursday….
FACING VILLA
Aston Villa have won just one of the last 42 Premier League meetings with United, and that came in December 2009. The Reds are also unbeaten in the last 20 away league clashes with Thursday’s opponents, a run that stretches back to 1995!