United will enjoy two home matches before the year is out, with varying levels of difficulty. Newcastle United will provide a firm test, but Wolverhampton Wanderers should be less challenging. Amorim’s men travel to historic rivals Leeds United for their first game of 2026.

Morgan Rogers struck twice as Aston Villa extended their winning run to 10 matches in all competitions, their best run as a top-flight club since 1914, by beating Manchester United at Villa Park.

Villa played far better in beating both Arsenal and Manchester City at this stadium but – importantly – they exorcised a terrible sequence which has seen them, incredibly, previously gain just one vic...