Our senior Manchester United writer Tyrone Marshall answers your questions on the club and what is going on at Old Trafford.
JJ Gabriel, Elliot Anderson and left wingers all feature in this weekend's United Q and A
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Football is back on the agenda for Manchester United this weekend and their Old Trafford showdown with Aston Villa is a vital fixture in the battle for Champions League football.
Villa were the only one of nine English teams to win in Europe in midweek, and although the Premier League still sits top of the UEFA coefficient table and on course to gain an extra Champions League place, it can't be taken for granted at the moment.
But Michael Carrick's side head into the weekend in third and victory over a Villa side who played in Lille on Thursday night would be a statement result and would get them back on track after defeat to Newcastle.
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We run weekly question and answer sessions, so click here to submit your questions, and we'll answer them next week. Here are the answers to some of this week's questions:
Could JJ Gabriel be our answer to Lamine Yamal and take the place of Marcus Rashford?
A couple of questions on JJ Gabriel after he was in first-team training in midweek. He's clearly becoming very popular with United fans and there is a buzz around him, but it is worth bearing in mind that he is still 15 and isn't 16 until October.
So comparisons with Lamine Yamal are a little far-fetched at the moment. Gabriel looks brilliant for the Under-18s but he will face a different challenge next season, when he will be eligible for the Under-21s.
He will also be able to play Premier League football next season, but United have drawn up a clear plan for his development and they won't want to rush that, so don't expect him to be thrown into the senior set-up the moment he is eligible.
What is going on with the new stadium?
It was a year ago this week that United unveiled the design for their new stadium, but to the outside world, it doesn't seem like a lot has happened since then.
A target of having it open for 2030 certainly seems impossible now and United believe a five-year built target will be from the moment the spade is in the ground.
For now, the focus on the stadium is the funding, which was always going to be a significant part of the challenge, and one that is getting harder. Initial estimates suggested a new Old Trafford would cost £2bn, but given the global economic headwinds, that figure could be revised and would only make building the stadium even more difficult.
Who is the left-winger United are likely to sign this summer?
At this stage, it's too early to say. Yan Diomande is a player the MEN have reported on and United are one of several clubs monitoring the 19-year-old, who is having a great season at RB Leipzig. Given the interest in him, his age and his numbers this season, United will almost certainly need Champions League revenue to make a deal work.
Beyond that, they have been linked with Bournemouth's Marcus Tavernier, who would be a lower-cost option. That could be the case for much of United's business this summer, with different lists depending on whether they are in the Champions League.
Will United go all out to sign Elliot Anderson?
Anderson is one of the players at the very top of United's midfield shortlist, alongside the likes of Sandro Tonali, Adam Wharton and Carlos Baleba. Again, they will need Champions League football to sign the likes of Anderson or Wharton, and maybe even Tonali.
Anderson's stock is rising at the moment, and it seems a certainty that he will leave Nottingham Forest this summer. He looks a likely starter for England at the World Cup and a good tournament in North America could bump up his value further and add to the interest in him.
United's biggest challenge with Anderson might well be the competition. The 23-year-old is at the top of Manchester City's midfield wishlist as well.
Could Carrick find someone to fill in for Casemiro, he has looked tired recently?
I agree he did look a little jaded against Newcastle but this should be less of a problem now, with just nine games remaining and the schedule not quite as demanding. The games against Villa and Bournemouth are the only two matches United play in the space of 39 days.
Replacing Casemiro next season will be a problem, but replacing him this season has been something of an issue as well. Manuel Ugarte just doesn't look up to the task and although I actually thought he did okay at Newcastle, the drop-off when he comes on is usually significant.