Ruben Amorim can repeat a transfer trick Erik ten Hag failed to master at Manchester United
manchestereveningnews.co.ukEarly October, and Manchester United need a result. They are on the road at Villa Park off the back of a 3-0 thumping at Tottenham and a rescue act in the Europa League at Porto where they came within a whisker of throwing away a 2-0 goal lead in calamitous fashion.
The pressure was ramping up on Erik ten Hag and the Dutchman responded with a more stoic set-up in the Midlands. United earned a 0-0 draw.
Battling would perhaps be one way to describe it with the Reds at least displaying grit and fight against a sub-standard Villa perhaps feeling the effects of a seismic win over Bayern Munich in the Champions League a matter of days before.
Ten Hag opted to start Harry Maguire and Jonny Evans in the backline and his bench at Villa Park included seven of his signings, with just four starting.
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