Villa stuck at the bottom

Manchester United applied pressure to fourth-placed rivals Manchester City with a 1-0 victory over Aston Villa, courtesy of Marcus Rashford's first-half strike. Louis van Gaal made five changes to the XI that started at West Ham in midweek but the match lacked any real intensity, even if defeat confirmed the Midlanders' inevitable relegation to the Championship. And it's set to get worse - David Moyes is the man Aston Villa want to lead them back to glory after the end of their 28-year run in the top flight was confirmed with the defeat at Manchester United. Following relegation, Moyes has been promised significant funds to take the Midlands club back up at the first attempt having seen the experiments of relatively inexperienced managers Tim Sherwood and Remi Garde backfire dismally. Owner Randy Lerner and his new-look board still have a lot of persuading to do before Moyes decides to make Villa his fifth club after spells with Preston North End, Everton, Manchester United, and Real Sociedad. After what he pulled at Man United, I wouldn't recommend him for a club in the drop zone lest they end up in League One come season's end.