Tim Sherwood says Aston Villa have nothing to fear ahead of their trip to Manchester United, with the manager insisting his team are capable of producing a shock result.
Villa travel to Old Trafford on Saturday as rank outsiders to end their 11-match winless streak against the Manchester club, with Sherwood s men hovering three points above the relegation zone, while United occupy fourth spot.
A total of 31 points separate United and Villa in the Premier League standings but Sherwood believes his side can beat the 13-time champions for the first time since December 2009.
I think they are beatable, they have only lost two games at home all season, they have a terrific record at Old Trafford, but every team can beat anyone, he said.
It would be an upset we believe we are capable of upsetting them.
Sherwood, who oversaw Tottenham s 2-1 victory at Old Trafford last January, added: I don t think there s anything to be scared of.
That s no disrespect to Man United, what I mean is that it s just a game of football which any team can win on any given day.
I don t think anything has happened this season that he hasn t seen before.
I still think it s an unbelievably tough place to go and play, it was hard. I took a Tottenham team that won last year, quite comfortably. Whether that can be emulated again I hope so.