Louis van Gaal’s goalkeeping troubles continue, with neither David de Gea or Víctor Valdés available for Manchester United. But Sergio Romero, with 62 caps for Argentina to his name and a clean sheet on debut, is not a bad third-choice option to have. Aston Villa’s new signing José Ángel Crespo is still out with a knee problem but Libor Kozak may feature for the first time since January 2014 after recovering from a nasty leg break. Rich Flower

Kick-off Friday 7.45pm

Venue Villa Park

Last season Aston Villa 1 Manchester United 1

Live Sky Sports 1

Referee Mike Dean

This season G1, Y5, R0, 5.00 cards per game

Odds H 5-1 A 7-10 D 3-1

Aston Villa

Subs from Bunn, Steer, Baker, Bennett, Cole, Senderos, Richardson, Hutton, Sánchez, Kozak, N’Zogbia, Gestede

Doubtful None

Injured Gil (knock, 22 Aug), Grealish (hamstring, 22 aug), Gardner (ankle, 13 Sep), Okore (knee, 13 Sep), Crespo (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form W

Discipline Y3 R0

Leading scorer Gestede 1

Manchester United

Subs from Johnstone, Lindegaard, Rojo, Evans, Januzaj, Hernández, Wilson, Herrera, Valencia, McNair, Schweinsteiger, Pereira, Blackett

Doubtful None

Injured Jones (illness, unknown)

Suspended Fellaini (second of three)

Unavailable De Gea (personal), Valdés (personal)

Form W

Discipline Y2 R0

Leading scorer Own goals 1