Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea. (Photo : Getty Images)
Struggling powerhouse squad Manchester United FC (15-9-8, 53 points) has experienced a bump in their next season's Champions League hopes during the last 2015-2016 Premier League season matchday. The team will next face cellar dwellers Aston Villa FC (3-23-7, 16 points) at their home stadium of Old Trafford this Saturday, April 16th.
In their most recent game, Manchester United was demolished by second-running squad Tottenham Hotspur FC, 0-3, at the White Hart Lane last Sunday, as reported by BBC Sport.
It was a scoreless affair for the most part of the contest until midfielder Dele Alli pierced through David De Gea's net at the 70th minute.
The goal opened the floodgates for the Spurs as it was quickly followed by goals from defender Toby Alderweireld and midfielder Erik Lamela at the 74th and 76th to bury the Red Devils' hopes of overtaking Manchester City for fourth place in the overall standings.
With the loss, United widened the gap between them and City to four points from the previous one as their cross-city rivals won their own encounter during the said matchday.
The Citizens are currently in possession of the fourth and final Champions League qualification berth for next season while the Red Devils are in danger of not qualifying in the said European club competition for the first time in years.
Meanwhile, Aston Villa suffered its seventh consecutive defeat as they dropped a 1-2 decision to middling side AFC Bournemouth at the Villa Park last Saturday, as per SkySports.
Bournemouth defender Steve Cook drew first blood at the stroke of halftime to give Boscombe the lead at the break. Midfielder Joshua King double the lead at the 74th before Villans striker Jordan Ayew managed to score a consolation goal with only five minutes left before the full time whistle.
It was simply the theme of the season for the Villans as they are most likely headed to relegation to the Football League Championship next season with only five games left in their current campaign.
The predicted result is a 2-0 win for Manchester United.
Manchester United starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): De Gea; Fosu-Mensah, Smalling, Blind, Rojo; Schneiderlin, Carrick; Mata, Lingard, Martial; Rashford
Aston Villa starting lineup (4-4-1-1 formation): Guzan; Bacuna, Lescott, Clark, Cissokho; Sinclair, Lyden, Westwood, Richardson; Gueye; Ayew
