(Manchester United News)
Tim Sherwood guided Tottenham Hotspur to a 2-1 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford last season, and is confident he can do something similar with Aston Villa when they visit the Reds on Saturday.
"I think they’re beatable," said the Villa boss. "Yes, they've only lost two games at home all season. However, the beauty of this division is that anyone can beat anyone.
"We will go there and show them respect but, ultimately, we need to impose ourselves on a Manchester United side. It’s a wonderful place to go and play and the boys love going there. There’s a few in our dressing room that have gone there and won.
"The boys are confident they can do it and there’s no better time to do it than while we’re struggling. I took a Tottenham team there last year and we won quite comfortably. Whether that can be emulated again, I hope so. We've got a lot of pace in this side, especially on the counter-attack, and we’ll be looking at exploiting them."
"If you look at where they are in the table, they've done well. They’ve strengthened their squad with more international players so it looks like they're backing their manager."
Villa captain Ron Vlaar echoed his manager's thoughts and says his side need to ignore their recent poor record at Old Trafford.
"It’s been really hard up there during the last two seasons, as we’ve suffered comprehensive defeats," he said. "It’s a new game this time, though, and I really believe we can get a result. We need results and we can’t worry about United’s threat."
