When Aston Villa’s line-ups are stereotypically revealed 75 minutes before kick-off, you scan and hope/expect to see a few things.
Emi Martinez – check (phew),
Ollie Watkins – check,
2 sub goalkeepers – check,
2 fit centre-backs – not usually.
In recent weeks, you can add scanning to see if Asensio and Rashford are in the starting 11. Recently, away at Crystal Palace, they were not, as Emery threw in a surprise selection. In fact, Rashford has only started two games thus far, as Villa works on his match fitness and durability.