The Manchester United lineup that should start against Aston Villa

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer takes his Manchester United side to Aston Villa on Sunday afternoon, as the Red Devils kickstart a gruelling week of fixtures.

Their trip to Villa Park will be the first Premier League match of three in just five days (making squad rotation likely), caused by the rescheduling of their home tie against Liverpool after fan protest led to its postponement. They come into this run of games in pretty good form though. Despite a 3-2 loss on Thursday night, United booked their place in the Europa League final with an 8-5 aggregate win over Roma. In the Premier League, the Red Devils are unbeaten since January and have won five of their last six and sit comfortably in second place.

Villa will, of course, represent tough opposition, but after a very promising first half to the season, Dean Smith's side have struggled of late. The Villans have recorded just three Premier League victories in their previous 12 outings - although two of those have come in their last five.

Here's the Manchester United lineup that should start the game on Sunday.

1. Goalkeeper & Defenders

Dean Henderson (GK) - United's established number one for the Premier League now, and will come back in for Sunday's clash.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka (RB) - Thursday night's game against Roma was his 50th appearance of the campaign and, while he will likely be rested at some point, he should feature in this one.

Victor Lindelof (CB) - Was rested against Roma in midweek and will no doubt jump back in to restore Solskjaer's preferred centre back pairing.

Harry Maguire (CB) - Has played the most minutes out of any player in Europe's top five leagues this season and, while even he may not survive all three games this week, he will likely start this one.

Luke Shaw (LB) - It's been an incredible campaign for Shaw and he'll look to continue his form into the run-in.

2. Midfielders

Scott McTominay (CM) - Didn't feature in midweek but could come back in to the fold to give the likes of Fred a rest.

Paul Pogba (CM) - Has put in some outstanding performances in recent weeks and should start to provide a creative thrust from midfield.

Donny van de Beek (AM) - Has only started two Premier League games throughout the season but could get another opportunity here, as Bruno Fernandes could be rested ahead of games against Leicester and Liverpool later in the week.

3. Forwards

Mason Greenwood (RW) - With six goals in his last nine appearances, the 19-year old is showing excellent form and should start this one full of confidence.

Edinson Cavani (ST) - Speaking of confidence. Has been United's main man of late, with seven goals and two assists in his last six games. He will undoubtedly need a breather at some point but, with Anthony Martial still absent, he'll be called upon once more.

Marcus Rashford (LW) - No goals in his last five but Rashford is always a threat and, likely to start from the left, could have a more significant impact in this tie.