Subscribe to www.free-football.tv and watch FA Cup live from the comfort of your home or office. The third round tie is tough for both Manchester United and Aston Villa. Meeting a top notch team so early in live FA Cup is indeed worrisome, but then that is the luck of the draw. This is the fourth time in the past seven seasons that the Red Devils have locked horn with Villa in the third round of the FA Cup.

Nevertheless it will be interesting to see if Sir Alex Ferguson fields a full strength team for the Villa clash given the fact that his players have been involved in a heavy schedule over the Christmas and New Year.

It is obvious that live premiership action is more important to the defending premier league champions, but last year's runners-up will want to feature in the business end of the FA Cup. Additionally Manchester United have beaten Aston Villa in all three of their previous meetings in 2002, 2004 and 2007.

Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar is still out with a groin injury and he will surely not be risked here. Wayne Rooney and Michael Carrick missed United last premier league live match at West Ham and are unsure for this game as well.

On the other hand Aston Villa boss, Martin O'Neil has welcomed a re-match with Manchester United. O'Neil has claimed his side is now better equipped to take on United than at any time in their previous meetings.

However preparations for this tie could be hampered by the fact that Norwegian striker John Carew has picked up a knee injury. Defender Zat Knight will be back for Villa after serving a one-match ban. Last season, Manchester United defeated Aston Villa 2-1 in the corresponding fixture.

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