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title: "Villa fans want to see Nyland start against Manchester City"
canonical: "https://readastonvilla.com/2020/02/26/villa-fans-want-to-see-nyland-start-against-manchester-city/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Abdullah Mulla"
section: "Features & Analysis"
published: "2020-02-26T20:00:00Z"
modified: "2026-09-03T11:41:00Z"
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# Villa fans want to see Nyland start against Manchester City

Aston Villa take on Manchester City in the Carabao Cup this Sunday at Wembley Stadium.

Dean Smith’s side know that they may need to be perfect in every department if they are to emerge with some silverware and whoever is between the sticks for Villa, could be kept extremely busy.

Many Villa fans want to see Orjan Nyland keep his place in the team for the final after his heroics in the[semi-final against Leicester City.](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/aston-villa-vs-leicester-result-goals-trezeguet-carabao-cup-final-a9307116.html)

The shot-stopper made [numerous saves](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/aston-villa-vs-leicester-result-goals-trezeguet-carabao-cup-final-a9307116.html)in the second leg, especially from Leicester playmaker James Maddison.

January signing Pepe Reina has also been pretty impressive since making the move back to England from AC Milan, but in the last league game against Southampton, the Spaniard was fairly shaky.

29-year-old Nyland has already played[three times in the Carabao Cup](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/orjan-nyland/leistungsdaten/spieler/73517)this season and with only[three league appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/orjan-nyland/leistungsdaten/spieler/73517) to his name this term, he will be hoping to be handed a starting role in London.

These fans [on Twitter](https://twitter.com/VillaViews_/status/1232413344650403841) certainly hope so, proven by the fact they’ve included him in their team selections for the clash.

> Twitter: @VillaViews\_ Nyland\
> Targett\
> Konsa\
> Mings\
> Engels\
> Guilbert\
> Douglas Luiz\
> Hourihane\
> Grealish (c)\
> Jota\
> Samatta (@\_jackavfc\_)

> Twitter: @VillaViews\_ Nyland\
> Guilbert\
> Konsa\
> Mings\
> Engels\
> Targett\
> Luiz\
> Nakamba\
> Grealish\
> Hourihane\
> Samatta (@X7JBG)

> Twitter: @VillaViews\_ Nyland\
> Elmo Engels Mings Targett
>
> Nakamba\
> Luiz Hourihane\
> Grealish\
> Samatta Davis (@Villaboy93\_)

> Twitter: @VillaViews\_ I’d go\
> Nyland\
> Guilbert Engles Mings Targett\
> Elmo luiz hourihane trez\
> Grealish\
> Samatta (@dshiner37)

> Twitter: @jeanstshirt @Carabao\_Cup @AVFCOfficial Nyland surely, would be very very very harsh otherwise (@ismail\_ahmed96)

> Twitter: @VillaViews\_ Nyland, Elmo, Hause, Mings, Tiggs, Lansbury, Conor, Luiz, Trez, Sama, Super Jack. #avfc (@Gruffhew)

> Twitter: @VillaViews\_ 4231
>
> Nyland\
> Elmo Engles mings targett\
> Nakamba luiz\
> Trez hourihane grealish\
> Samatta (@liamshandley)