Manchester United battled for a 0-0 draw at Aston Villa that may well have bought under-fire manager Erik ten Hag time to right the ship.
All eyes were on the Dutchman at Villa Park after their home humbling by Tottenham and Thursday’s problematic Europa League draw in Porto intensified talk about his place in the Old Trafford hotseat
Co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe sidestepped a question about Ten Hag’s position in the build-up to the trip to Villa Park, where he watched on as United earned a point against Unai Emery’s in-form hosts.
The Red Devils only have two wins to show from their opening seven Premier League matches but Sunday felt like it alleviated some of the pressure that had been building ahead of the international break.
In truth, both sides underperformed having been involved in energy-sapping European matches, with Villa nothing like the side that beat Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Today’s draw at Villa Park means Manchester United have just eight points to show from their opening seven Premier League games this season.
It is the fewest that the Red Devils have mustered this stage of a league campaign since 1989-90 (7) when they finished 13th in the old First Division.
