Aston Villa will face Manchester United in the Premier League this weekend and will have several players on the sidelines
Matty Cash of Aston Villa
Matty Cash could hand Aston Villa an injury boost this weekend(Image: Getty Images)
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Aston Villa will have several players unavailable as they face Manchester United in the Premier League this weekend. Villa will make the trip to Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon as they look to secure a vital three points in the race for a top four finish.
Villa go into the game on the back of a 1-0 win over Lille in the Europa League on Thursday night.
Unai Emery's side are currently in fourth place in the Premier League table and level on points with third-placed United as both clubs strive to achieve Champions League qualification this term.
However, on the injury front, Villa continue to be without Youri Tielemans (ankle/foot) and long-term absentee Boubacar Kamara (knee), whilst Matty Cash (calf) faces a late fitness test.
The right-back sustained the injury in last week's defeat to Chelsea, having only just recovered from a previous issue that sidelined him for the Newcastle and Brighton matches.
"Matty Cash, he is progressing well," Emery said.
"Tomorrow we will see if he can be with us on Sunday or not. Tielemans is progressing well, but is still working individually."
John McGinn made his return from injury in Villa's Europa League victory over Lille and could be in the starting line-up for Sunday.
For Man United, Mason Mount has delivered a welcome boost to Red Devils by returning to training ahead of their Premier League encounter with Villa on Sunday.
The 27-year-old has been sidelined for the past six matches after sustaining an injury during the early stages of Michael Carrick's tenure, but he's now back training and could feature in the matchday squad.
"Mason is back with the group, which is fantastic," Carrick said.
"He's an important player for us, Mason, and to have him back and involved is a good step for us. He is not 100% in terms of back, because he's only trained a very small amount of time, but he's back and that's good for us.
"We'll see whether he's involved or not on Sunday, but it's a big step for him, so we're happy with that."
There's also optimism that Noussair Mazraoui, who was substituted late on during Man United's defeat to Newcastle, with a foot injury, may be available.
However, Matthijs de Ligt, Lisandro Martinez and Patrick Dorgu will all remain unavailable this weekend.
De Ligt has been sidelined for three-and-a-half months with a back injury, Martinez is nursing a calf injury and Dorgu continues to battle a hamstring issue.