Villa went into the match with only one win from their last 40 league meetings against United and just one on their last 30 visits to Old Trafford, and sure enough they found themselves on the back foot early on as the hosts dominated possession in the opening exchanges
Browsing: Marcus Rashford
West Ham began the match on the front foot and they should have taken the lead after just five minutes, but after Manuel Lanzini played in Enner Valencia on the left-hand side of the penalty area, he could only shoot straight at David de Gea from 12 yards
The 18-year-old has emerged from the club’s youth ranks and into the senior set-up over the past month, playing a key part in front of goal by scoring five times in his eight appearances so far
That goal gave United a boost and they almost added a second in quick succession when Anthony Martial span into shooting space before seeing his powerful 25-yard effort beaten away by Hart
As in the first leg, United lost a key man in the warm-up with Anthony Martial forced to make way for Rashford, who was promoted from the bench to deputise for the French forward