Coach Michael Carrick urged his Manchester United players to use the momentum from their mid-week Champions League win over Roma to turn around their woeful English Premier League form when they face Aston Villa on Sunday.

The Red Devils’s spirited 3-2 triumph over the in-form Italians, in which they rallied from two goals down, ended their nine-match winless streak across all competitions. However, with Carrick’s side hovering dangerously close to the relegation zone (they are in 17th in the league table), he knows they need to rack up multiple wins on the trot to breathe easier.