What channel is Aston Villa vs Manchester United on? Kick-off time, TV & stream details, latest team news

Aston Villa’s pre-season tour of Australia comes to an end this weekend with arguably their toughest challenge yet, a clash against Premier League rivals Manchester United.

Both Villa and United go into the contest with unbeaten pre-season records meaning something has to give before they depart from the land down under.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the game...

When and where is the game?

Villa’s final stop in Australia comes on the west coast in Perth on Saturday July 23.

Optus Stadium is the destination for the contest and kick-off is scheduled for 17:45 local time, 10:45am for us in the UK.

Is Aston Villa vs Manchester United on TV?

Villa vs United won’t be broadcast via any traditional TV channels on Saturday morning, however, both VillaTV and MUTV will be streaming the game live for their respective fan bases.

Team news

With this being the penultimate clash of Villa’s pre-season tour, Steven Gerrard will likely field an eleven similar to that that will start on match day one versus Bournemouth.

Tyrone Mings will likely partner Diego Carlos at the back and we may see who Gerrard is currently favouring as his number one striker between Ollie Watkins, Danny Ings and Cameron Archer.

Both Christian Eriksen and Lisandro Martinez won’t be linking up with United until they return to the UK and Cristiano Ronaldo remains absent as he looks for a move away.

Head-to-head record

Villa faced Man United three times across the course of the 21/22 campaign with each side landing a win and the other ending in a draw.

It may be pre-season but this will be the first time the claret and blue face the Red Devils under new manager Erik ten Hag and it will provide a good preview as to what to expect for the competitive fixtures ahead.