Joleon Lescott predicts result of Aston Villa v Manchester United
Joleon Lescott has predicted Aston Villa to lose to Manchester United when the two sides meet at Villa Park on 6 November.
New manager Unai Emery will take charge of his first game after leaving Villarreal to take up another Premier League challenge.
Erik ten Hag has got United to be consistent in the past and his side go into this one as favourites despite being away from home.
Lescott told Livescore, “This is the most consistent Manchester United have looked in years and that was something they desperately needed to address — so huge credit to Erik ten Hag.
“Whether their football is exciting enough as things stand is another debate but I think Red Devils fans must be delighted with how things are going.
“I expect them to have too much for a Villa side who haven’t had a lot of time to buy into the methods of new boss Unai Emery.
“Prediction: Aston Villa 0-2 Manchester United.”
Upset on the cards?
The squad will be eager and hungry to prove their worth to Emery – who will be looking to make an early impression himself.
The majority of the players have not worked with a manager as coveted as the Spaniard so there will be that extra desire to impress someone like him.
Emery won his last game against United, when his Villarreal side took them on in the Europa League final two seasons ago.
However, it’s now a different United side but they’re far from their best and Villa could get to them on a good day.
Villa Park will be bursting with energy as they’ve been liberated from Steven Gerrard’s boring style of football and have a manager who can now take them to the next level.
Lescott is right about these things taking time but strange things happen in the Premier League every week and we’re not writing Villa off yet.
In other Aston Villa news, Tim Sherwood has made a prediction about whether or not Unai Emery will be a success at Villa Park.