Cagey opening so far with no side really gaining an upper hand as yet.
So, while we wait for the action, a fact...
Aston Villa have named their oldest starting line-up (29y 69d) for a Premier League game since February 2012 against Manchester City (29y 116d).
It was a feature of their win at Lille in midweek that they used possession to take the sting and intensity out of the contest.
Looks like they are trying similar here - although the home fans very loud at Old Trafford at the start of this match!
Sky Sports' Dan Khan at Old Trafford:
"Feels like a multi-layered match for Aston Villa’s Emi Martinez. Not just because he may hold some resentment or regret over his move to Old Trafford not materialising last summer - but he was also sent off in this fixture on the last day of last season.
"That game, which Manchester United won, consequentially cost Villa a Champions League position in the end."
Sky Sports' Roy Keane:
"The beauty for Man Utd at the moment, they have no distractions. There is no jeopardy. The challenge for Man Utd, having been so bad last year, finishing 15th, is: can you finish in the top five positions?
"They started the season with low expectations, now I fully expect Man Utd to get into the Champions League. It's how they do it. Do they do it comfortably?"
Sky Sports' Lewis Jones:
The clean sheet angle for Manchester United looks very appealing.
Michael Carrick knows exactly what he's dealing with in Morgan Rogers - he signed him at Middlesbrough and will have a clear plan to nullify his threat. And right now, that's the key to stopping Aston Villa.
Villa's attack has been toothless of late. They've managed just five goals in their last seven Premier League games and there's a sense their attacking ideas have gone stale. With Carrick's team likely to dominate possession and implement a disciplined defensive structure, Villa will struggle to find openings.
Stop Rogers, frustrate the other Villa attackers and you've got a scenario that heavily favours a Manchester United win to nil at 9/4 with Sky Bet. It's a way to back United's strengths against an out-of-form side that has lacked creativity in the final third.
SCORE PREDICTION: 2-0
Sky Sports' Gary Neville at Old Trafford:
"The position Man Utd find themselves in now from pre-Christmas is a miracle. There's a light that shines on Old Trafford now, Michael Carrick has brought that relaxed atmosphere back. He's got composure, a good way of dealing with the media and results have come.
"The first few performances were sensational against Man City, Arsenal and Spurs - some of the best performances I've seen here for the past 10 years."
Sky Sports' Gary Neville at Old Trafford:
"These big breaks between matches in some ways are good for Michael Carrick; he gets time on the training pitch with his players but on the other hand you don't get a chance to get back at it after a defeat [to Newcastle]. It's a bit of a double-edged sword.
"He'll want to see a performance. Obviously a result is important given the opponent, I think it'll be end-to-end and there will be goals. But I do think performance matters. In the preceding weeks to the Newcastle loss, performances weren't quite right and eventually you can get caught out."
Sky Sports' Laura Hunter at Old Trafford:
"Since losing to Arsenal on December 30, only four sides have accrued fewer points than Aston Villa in the Premier League (12). When Michael Carrick took over at United, Villa had an 11-point head start - now they are level. That's a pretty catastrophic fall off from the first half of the season.
"John McGinn's return to action should help to alleviate some of the issues Unai Emery has had to contend with in midfield.
"In six the six league games in which none of McGinn, Boubacar Kamara, or Youri Tielemans have started, Villa have won just once. The latter two remain injured but Emery has named his captain in the starting XI."