Keane's sly Arsenal jibe after Wright's prediction for Man Utd vs Aston Villa

When Ian Wright pointed out some of Manchester United's recent struggles, ex-United skipper Roy Keane wasted no time in firing back with a pointed reminder.

The Red Devils have endured a difficult season that has fallen way below expectations following last summer's big spending on the likes of Jadon Sancho, Cristiano Ronaldo and Raphael Varane.

Big signings were made but United, who sacked Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in November, face the threat of missing out on the top four.

Wolves were the latest side to win at Old Trafford, securing a well deserved three points last week thanks to Joao Moutinho's smart winner.

Aston Villa are United's next assignment, with an FA Cup third round clash on Monday night, and Wright feels that recent form means Steven Gerrard's will fancy the Villans' chances of an away day upset.

"Of course they will," Wright responded, "I think anybody will.

"What Wolves did when they went there, they believed they could win, and they did, why wouldn't Villa think the same?"

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Home form has been an issue for United, who've lost four times in the Premier League.

But Michael Carrick's caretaker spell saw the Red Devils come from behind to beat rivals Arsenal, something Keane hasn't forgotten.

"You say that," Keane replied to Wright, "but Arsenal got beat there, didn't they?"

The Irishman and Wright were involved in the United-Arsenal rivalry during the last 1990s, when it was reaching its peak as the pair battled for supremacy.

Recently their games have carried less magnitude, with neither side pushing for titles in recent seasons.

Emile Smith Rowe gave Arsenal the lead on their last Old Trafford visit before goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes put the hosts in front.

Martin Odegaard levelled the contest before Ronaldo notched the winner from the spot. That turned out to be Carrick's final game before Rangnick took over and the German is now hoping to end a five-year trophy drought.

The FA Cup represents United's best chance of silverware. They have only won it twice in the last two decades, but will be among the favourites despite their recent struggles.

Rangnick, ahead of the Villa clash, has called on more from his players if they are to compete.

"This is the only way we can compete at this level," he said.

"Whenever you watch games, even if it's not the top teams, they play with intensity, physicality, energy and they sprint.

"This is what we have to do. We have to develop into this kind of team"

"We have to develop the players and identify for each game the players who are willing and able to do that and to deliver exactly what we spoke about.

"The pressure is on at a club like Manchester United. I'm pretty sure that the players are aware of that. The team is able to dominate games, to win games."