Gabriel Agbonlahor has signed a new four-and-a-half-year contract at Aston Villa.
Gabriel Agbonlahor has committed his future to Aston Villa
Agbonlahor, 24, has been with the club since 1994 and made his debut four years ago, and he has now committed to a new deal until June 2015.
New Villa boss Gerard Houllier has seen little of Agbonlahor since arriving at the club in mid-September due to injury, but he returned to action in the 3-2 victory over Blackpool on Wednesday and could start against Manchester United on Saturday.
Houllier knows the game will be a tough test for his side, but he is hopeful of securing a first victory against United at Villa Park since 1995.
He said: "Sir Alex said to me, 'You are more successful against Manchester United than even Bob Paisley' but they've won more titles!
"Villa have not won against United (at home) for a long time. I would say that at some stage it has to stop. It already stopped in a way last year because Villa won at Old Trafford for the first time in 25 encounters or something like that.
"We hope in front of our fans, we give the best of ourselves and get a result. We've got a good group of players and a good team - whatever the opposition.
"I regret some of the players are not available because in that sort of game you need some more experience but I can quite happy to see some young players going through and it would be for them a good experience and a good opportunity for the future."
Houllier added: "We must make sure we don't give them too much respect. They are so good, we must not watch them play. One of the problems that could happen is it takes us 20 minutes to get into the game.
"We have to start immediately from the kick off. Regarding motivation, the game will take care of itself.
"You need to take the tension out of the young players and must not put pressure on them and just make sure they do what they are good at. I think every Manchester United team plays to win. That is their strength and philosophy.
"I want to instil that here despite the fact we don't have all our major players but we can do it."
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