Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag will hope a battling draw at Aston Villa eases pressure on his position.

Between eight Premier League and Europa League games so far this season, United has only two wins, coming against Fulham and Southampton. Every other game has been a massive struggle.

Aston Villa vs Manchester United LIVE! Erik ten Hag will hope Manchester United’s battling draw against Aston Villa will earn him a reprieve ahead of the international break. In front of the club’s co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, United put in an improved display defensively at Villa Park.

Aston Villa rediscovered their winning form in the Premier League with a dominant 3-1 victory over 10-man Fulham. Raul Jimenez’s fifth-minute fifth goal of the season had put Fulham ahead against a Villa side who had drawn their last two domestic matches.

Manchester United have produced a superb second-half comeback to lead against Brentford at Old Trafford in the Premier League. Erik ten Hag’s beleaguered side find themselves under intense pressure to turn their form around having failed to pick up a win in their last five games in all competitions.