Pundit Ben Foster has insisted that Michael Carrick and Manchester United have one huge Premier League test lying in wait in the coming weeks.
Michael Carrick is undefeated as Manchester United interim head coach after his first five Premier League matches in charge of the club since January.
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The 44-year-old United legend has overseen four consecutive Premier League wins before the Red Devils narrowly avoided their first defeat under his reign.
West Ham hosted Man Utd on Tuesday evening and the Hammers were leading the Red Devils 1-0 in the second half after Tomas Soucek broke the deadlock.
However, United rescued a point against West Ham in the dying stages of the Premier League match, with striker Benjamin Sesko netting a superb equaliser.
Ben Foster singles out Aston Villa amid Man Utd’s push for the Premier League top four this season
Manchester United kept themselves in the Premier League top-four race after avoiding a defeat to relegation-threatened West Ham earlier this week.
The Red Devils are a point clear of fifth-place Chelsea and United are five points behind fourth-place Aston Villa and eight behind second-place Manchester City.
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United will cross paths with fellow top-four rivals Aston Villa in March and Ben Foster insisted that Unai Emery’s men are a major challenge for Michael Carrick’s side.
“Villa scares you,” Foster said on the Fozcast podcast.
“Villa are a problem either way. It’ll be a tough game either way.”
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Why Ben Foster thinks Premier League side Aston Villa will be tricky for Man Utd and Michael Carrick
United will face Everton and Crystal Palace at Old Trafford before travelling away to St James’ Park to face Newcastle ahead of hosting Aston Villa on 15th March.
Foster believes that Villa will be out for revenge against United after the Red Devils cost Unai Emery’s side a place in the Champions League for the current season.
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“And they’ll have a score to settle, Villa, because Man United did them at the end of last season,” he added.
“Last game of the season to stop them getting Champions League football.”
United defeated Aston Villa 2-0 at Old Trafford last May under Ruben Amorim and Emery’s men finished three points off from the top four in the 2024-25 campaign.
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