[Watch] Let’s be Euros: Alejandro Garnacho wants Man United to hunt down Aston Villa in fourth
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On a roll: Alejandro Garnacho. Picture: Martin Rickett
After klapping a double in last weekend’s 3-0 Premier League win over West Ham, Alejandro Garnacho wants Manchester United to next hunt down fourth-placed Aston Villa.
Unbeaten to date in 2024, the Red Devils currently find themselves in sixth place on the log. However, it’s the fourth spot and a place in the Champions League currently belonging to Unai Emery’s men that the Red Devils are eyeing.
Eight points behind the Villans, United know that beating their hosts on Sunday will go a long way in keeping them in the running for Champions League football.
Having beaten Villa 3-2 in the reverse fixture in December, Garnacho, who also scored a double in that clash, says after last weekend’s heroics: “[We are] into the top six but of course we want to be in the Champions League the next year, so we have to keep this momentum and try to win the next game [against Villa].”
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The Villans enter the match on the back of a 3-1 defeat to Chelsea in the FA Cup on Wednesday night. Emery, though, reckons: “We are trying to separate each competition and we are being consistent in the Premier League.
“We lost the last game here at home but we reacted very well in Sheffield and we’re going to try again on Sunday here against Manchester United.
“We will try to get positive energy and a good performance in our collective tactical way.
“We will again be focused on the league because in the league we’re feeling strong.”