Ralf Rangnick has named his Manchester United team for this evening’s Premier League trip to Villa Park.

Rangnick is without Scott McTominay and Luke Shaw with the pair suspended, while Paul Pogba remains sidelined, but otherwise, the German boss spoke positively of the build-up to the trip to Birmingham.

“We had a day off the day after the game on Tuesday and then Wednesday, Thursday, today… three training sessions in order to prepare for the game,” the United manager told ManUtd.com this week. “The weather has been nice. Quite unusual for this time of the year, so we’ve had two good training sessions and another one to come.”

Rangnick said Steven Gerrard’s team presented no surprises on Monday, as United triumphed in a narrow FA Cup clash.

“They played as we expected them to play,” he said. “They’re a very flexible, versatile team with a lot of rotation during the game between their full-backs and their eights. We were prepared for that and I think we coped quite well with that. At times we had problems to control their second and third striker up front and, in the second half, I think that got a lot better and we controlled the game in the last 20-25 minutes. Now it’s about taking the next steps in the away game. Always being dangerous ourselves when we’re in possession of the ball, not have too many giveaway balls when we’re on the counter-attack. Make use of the spaces that were also there in the home game against Villa. This is what we’re all about.”

Villa are boosted by their new signings Coutinho and Digne, but midfield lynchpin John McGinn is also suspended.

The game kicks off at 5:30pm and is broadcast live in the UK on Sky Sports.

United team :

De Gea

Dalot Lindelof Varane Telles

Matic Fred

Fernandes Sancho

Elanga Cavani