Fletcher on the bench for United at Villa Park

Darren Fletcher was named on the bench as Manchester United looked to avoid suffering a hat-trick of Premier League defeats for the first time since December 2001 as they took on Aston Villa.

Fletcher has been absent for almost 12 months for treatment on a chronic bowel condition but is now available for the first time under David Moyes, who made four changes to the side that defeated Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday.