Sergio Romero earned his first clean sheet in the Premier League against Tottenham. Will he make it 2-for-2?
Man United kick off Week 2 of the Premier League season against Aston Villa, who pulled off a road upset over Bournemouth thanks to a late score by Gestede.
Filling in once again for David de Gea as the bitter war of words continues will be Sergio Romero, who picked up a clean sheet against the high-octane Tottenham offense en route to a 1-0 victory.
Should Sergio Romero struggle in the starting XI, however, the duty will fall to the rookie Johnstone instead of David de Gea or deactivated backup Victor Valdes.
#MUFC XI to play #AVFC: Romero, Darmian, Smalling, Blind, Shaw, Carrick, Schneiderlin, Mata, Memphis, Januzaj, Rooney. #SkyFootball
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) August 14, 2015
On offense, Wayne Rooney is once again the man in front and will try to make lanes for Memphis Depay to show off his flashiness again.
TEAMS: #AVFC unchanged from the team that beat #afcb, Januzaj starts for #MUFC: http://t.co/vGCdqATDXP #SkyFootball pic.twitter.com/H61sJBy70g — Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) August 14, 2015
Chris Smalling, who played sensational defense last week, will get the start again behind highly-touted pickup Morgan Schneiderlin, who was passing machine as well.
Van Gaal also made the decision to put in Adnan Januzaj over Ashley Young, calling the decision to start Januzaj – who hasn’t played since February – a better starting XI.
Meanwhile, over at Villa Park, Tim Sherwood decided not to give the start to Gestede, who scored the game-winning goal on the road, and instead plans to use a 4-3-3 formation again with Ayew, Scott Sinclair and Agbonlahor leading the forward charge.
Though the Villans were hoping they could secure a deal for Adama Traore in time for the harder matches on their home calendar, they’ll have to make due without him.
#AVFC XI to play #MUFC: Guzan, Bacuna, Richards, Clark, Amavi, Veretout, Gueye, Westwood, Ayew, Agbonlahor, Sinclair. #SkyFootball
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) August 14, 2015
TEAMS: #AVFC unchanged from the team that beat #afcb, Januzaj starts for #MUFC: http://t.co/vGCdqATDXP #SkyFootball pic.twitter.com/H61sJBy70g — Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) August 14, 2015
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