Aston Villa news:Dean Smith’s men hosted Ole Gunnar Solskajer’s side in a pre-season friendly at Villa Park earlier today ahead of the start of their respective campaigns
Aston Villa and Manchester United’s teams for today’s pre-season friendly at Villa Park have been revealed.
With both sides given an extra week off from the Premier League, the teams arranged a friendly clash in B6.
Villa are not in action until Monday week in the top flight but kick off their 2020-21 season with a trip to Burton Albion in the Carabao Cup in midweek.
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Villa were supposed to play Manchester City tomorrow but because Pep Guardiola’s side were involved in the latter stages of the Champions League that match has had to be rescheduled.
Dean Smith ‘s men, according to website Sofascore, ran out 1-0 winners in the pre-season friendly which is being streamed at 10pm tonight so as not to clash with other Premier League games being televised today.
