🏁 FULL-TIME: Man United 1–0 Aston Villa. The Red Devils survive to secure a place in the FA Cup fourth round with Gerrard's Villa looking the better side for the entire game. McTominay's early header settles the game at Old Trafford.
⏰ 80–90' Six minutes of added time with Man United trying desperately to cling to the result. Whatever the outcome, this is nowhere near good enough from Rangnick and the players. Meanwhile, Bruno Fernandes is off, handing David De Gea the captain's armband.
⏰ 70–80' Marcus Rashford has been the worst player on the pitch tonight and the fans appear to have had enough of the forward's inconsistency.
⏰ 60–70' Lindelof feels OK to continue the game. Aston Villa remain in control of the game and it's absolutely embarrassing from Man United despite the score.
⏰ 50–60' Another Aston Villa goal is ruled out for offside as Man United continues to lose composure. In the meantime, Lindelof is down and receiving treatment after colliding with a goal post.
⏰ 45–50' Danny Ings taps in home after a set-piece but the goal is ruled out for offside after a VAR check. Man United are living dangerously.
🔥 45' SECOND HALF. We are back underway at Old Trafford with Man United looking to improve their display and secure a spot in the FA Cup fourth round.
📝 Here are the half-time ratings
Impressed: De Gea – 7.5, McTominay – 7, Fred – 7.
Average: Varane – 6, Shaw – 6, Cavani – 6, Bruno – 5.5, Dalot – 5.
Poor: Lindelof – 4, Greenwood – 4, Rashford – 3.
✍️ Brief summary of the first half: a surprising switch from 4-2-2-2 to the classic 4-2-3-1 formation from Rangnick seems to have confused the players. Man United are ahead thanks to McTominay's early header but Villa responded with Watkins hitting the bar. Overall, the Red Devils are lacking control of the game.
⌛ 45'+ HALF-TIME: Man United 1–0 Aston Villa. The scoreline doesn't tell the whole story as the Red Devils should consider themselves lucky to be in front. A much better display could be needed from Rangnick's men after the break.
⏰ 35–45' Aston Villa continue to look the better side and it's hard to say whether the Man United players are getting any closer to understanding the way Rangnick wants them to play.
⏰ 25–35' Aaron Wan-Bissaka is on for Diogo Dalot as the Portuguese full-back goes down with an issue. Meanwhile, Ollie Watkins hits the post after a dreadful Victor Lindelof mistake.
⏰ 9–25' Man United have taken the foot off the gas and it's Villa who are in control at Old Trafford at the moment. The biggest problem for the Red Devils is the midfielders either gambling or diving into challenges.
⚽ 8' GOAL! Man United 1–0 Aston Villa. Fred's wonderful cross finds Scott McTominay in the Villa box and the midfielder heads home the opener.
🔥 0' KICK OFF. We are underway at Old Trafford!
🗣️ Explaining the absence of Phil Jones, Jadon Sancho and Ronaldo, the German said: "I wouldn't say they are injured but they have muscular problems. I spoke to Cristiano yesterday before training
"He said he'd had some problems for the last couple of days, spine minor problems and in the end we decided it would make more sense not to take any risks in a cup game that could last 120 minutes."
👉 Here are the team news for tonight. Ralf Rangnick is sticking with the 4-2-2-2 formation as Cristiano Ronaldo is absent from the matchday squad.
Man United XI: De Gea; Dalot, Lindelof, Varane, Shaw; Fred, McTominay; Fernandes, Greenwood; Rashford, Cavani.
Subs: Heaton, Telles, Wan-Bissaka, Amad, Lingard, Mata, Matic, Van de Beek, Elanga.
Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Targett, McGinn, Douglas Luiz, Ramsey, Buendia, Ings, Watkins.
👋 Hello everyone and welcome to our live blog coverage of Manchester United's FA Cup third round clash against Steven Gerrard's Aston Villa at home.
