Davies wary of wounded United

02 April 2009 12:06
Curtis Davies fears Aston Villa's trip to Old Trafford has been made harder by Manchester United losing successive games.[LNB] Villa head to the Premier League leaders on Sunday, live on Sky Sports 1 & HD1, in need of the points to boost their flagging UEFA Champions League aspirations.[LNB]Martin O'Neill's side have failed to win in their last five league games and Davies is aware of the challenge facing Villa at the weekend.[LNB]"This weekend's game is obviously going to be a very tough test for us," said Davies. "I actually think it's made even harder by the fact that United have lost their last two games.[LNB]"They will be looking to win to keep Liverpool at arm's length at the top of the table.[LNB]"They have three suspensions to key players - Wayne Rooney, Nemanja Vidic and Paul Scholes - but they're able to bring in international replacements in all those positions.[LNB]"This just shows the depth of their squad."[LNB]Mentally strongDavies knows Villa have to bounce back from their own 5-0 hammering by Liverpool and has urged his team-mates to be positive against United.[LNB]The centre-half added: "We have to be positive. We certainly can't feel too sorry for ourselves after the defeat at Anfield. We just have to pick ourselves up for another big game.[LNB]"We have to stay positive about our top-four chances too. If we don't we might as well give up now.[LNB]"We have had a bad March, but we have to stay mentally strong and pick up as many wins as possible. We can't worry what Arsenal or Everton are doing."[LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports