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Welcome to live coverage of Manchester United v Aston Villa from Old Trafford!

Premier League / Matchday 25
Old Trafford / 01.02.2011
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Alex Chick

Updated 01/02/2011 at 21:57 GMT


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And off we go! Villa kick off, playing from right to left as we see it. They are all in black - United in red, white and black as usual.
19:56
To alexandera - yes, those line-ups are official and Makoun plays. And right on cue, the teams emerge to that ludicrously bombastic Old Trafford fanfare.
19:55
Darren Bent has scored two goals in fou Premier League visits to Old Trafford – netting in Tottenham’s 5-2 defeat (April 2009) and Sunderland’s 2-2 draw (October 2009). On both occasions he scored the opening goal.
19:50
There are four Premier League games tonight, of which two are under way and we already have a goal!
19:45
Manchester United also ring the changes after their FA Cup scare against Southampton. Rio Ferdinand returns from a groin injury, while Nani, Ryan Giggs, Wayne Rooney and Dimitar Berbatov feature further forward.
19:40
So, a closer look at the teams... Gabriel Agbonlahor's reward for scoring his first goal of the season is to be dropped - Marc Albrighton replaces him from the team that won at Wigan last week. A more familiar look to the team after a much-changed side beat Blackburn in the Cup.
19:35
Quiz afterthought: I did like glenn.vandessel's guess: Rooney, Van Nistelrooy, Ronaldo, Own Goal.
19:35
QUIZ ANSWER: Only one person got the right answer to our teaser about the four Manchester United players to score 20 Premier League goals in a season - well done lanegold. Andy Cole never did it and neither did Eric Cantona - the correct answer is DWIGHT YORKE, RUUD VAN NISTELROOY, CRISTIANO RONALDO, WAYNE ROONEY.
19:30
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MAN UTD: Van der Sar, O'Shea, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Nani, Fletcher, Carrick, Giggs, Berbatov, Rooney... Subs: Lindegaard, Owen, Anderson, Smalling, Hernandez, Scholes, Fabio Da Silva... ASTON VILLA: Friedel, Walker, Collins, Dunne, Clark, Albrighton, Makoun, Petrov, Downing, Ashley Young, Bent... Subs: Marshall, Pires, Agbonlahor, Delfouneso, Heskey, Reo-Coker, Cuellar... Referee: Chris Foy (Merseyside)
19:25
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QUIZ: Dimitar Berbatov has scored 19 league goals this season. If he scores today he will become the fifth different player to score 20 plus goals in single Premier League season for Manchester United. Who are the other four? Answers on the comments thread below...
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Manchester United and Aston Villa have met 155 times in the league. Manchester United have won 75, Aston Villa 43 and there have been 37 draws. They have met 37 times in the Premier League. Manchester United have won 24, Aston Villa three and there have been ten draws.