Aston Villa loved probably the most well-known wins within the membership’s latest historical past on Wednesday night once they defeated Bayern Munich within the Champions League.
Substitute Jhon Duran got here off the bench to internet a 79th-minute winner towards the German giants to depart Villa Park rocking as Unai Emery’s facet continued their sturdy begin to the season.
But it surely wasn’t all excellent news because the Villans suffered a significant harm scare forward of Sunday’s conflict towards Manchester United.
Is Amadou Onana injured this weekend?
Villa welcome an out-of-sorts Pink Devils crew to the West Midlands on Sunday afternoon and can look to pile extra distress on to under-fire boss Erik ten Hag, who’s feeling the stress following his facet’s defeat to Tottenham Hotspur final weekend.
However Emery might be sweating on the health of summer time signing Amadou Onana , who joined the membership from Everton in a £50million deal in July and has been a key cog within the crew’s sturdy early-season type.
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
Onana limped off within the sixtieth minute of Wednesday night time’s Champions League tie, with Ross Barkley changing him for the ultimate third of the match.
The 23-year-old appeared to have a hamstring difficulty as he left the pitch, indicating he’s a giant doubt to be match for Sunday afternoon’s match.
Emery didn’t present an replace on he Belgian worldwide’s future following the victory. Onana is prone to endure evaluation on Thursday, so the Villa boss ought to have the ability to provide extra data on whether or not or not the midfielder might be match to face the Pink Devils when he addresses the media on Friday.
Onana is not the one participant who was compelled off towards Bayern , with Jacob Ramsey having to be substituted earlier than the half-hour mark with what regarded like a groin difficulty. Leon Bailey changed the homegrown Villa star.
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Villa have additionally seen Matty Money and John McGinn sidelined in latest weeks, with the previous believed to be in competition this weekend, whereas the Scot is predicted to overlook out.
Tyrone Mings and Boubacar Kamara have each returned to coaching following their lengthy lay-offs, however are usually not but match-fit.
