As the pressure continues to mount on Erik ten Hag in the Manchester United dugout, the Dutch coach could well be out of a job if his side fall to defeat at the hands of Aston Villa on Sunday.
The Red Devils have made a truly dismal start to Ten Hag’s third campaign in charge, with any good-will left over from last season’s FA Cup triumph having dissipated. Following an underwhelming 3-3 draw with Porto in the Europa League midweek, time is running out for the former Ajax manager.
A Premier League trip to an in-form and confident Aston Villa side is the last thing Ten Hag would have wanted before the October international break. The Villans are already six points better off than Man Utd this season and head into Sunday’s clash off the back of a memorable and hard-fought 1-0 win over Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
Unai Emery has proven himself to be everything that Ten Hag hasn’t at Man Utd, but it was the latter who enjoyed the last laugh in last season’s meetings. Late goals home and away helped Man Utd do the double over the Midlands side in two dramatic fixtures.
Here is 90min’s guide to a tantalising clash at Villa Park.
Aston Villa vs Man Utd H2H Record (Last Five Games)
Current form (all competitions)
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Aston Villa |
Man Utd |
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Aston Villa 1-0 Bayern Munich – 02/10/24 |
Porto 3-3 Man Utd – 03/10/24 |
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Ipswich 2-2 Aston Villa – 29/09/24 |
Man Utd 0-3 Tottenham – 29/09/24 |
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Wycombe 1-2 Aston Villa – 24/09/24 |
Man Utd 1-1 Twente – 25/09/24 |
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Aston Villa 3-1 Wolves – 21/09/24 |
Crystal Palace 0-0 Man Utd – 21/09/24 |
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Young Boys 0-3 Aston Villa – 17/09/24 |
Man Utd 7-0 Barnsley – 17/09/24 |
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Country |
TV channel/live stream |
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United Kingdom |
Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Ultra HD, Sky GO, Sky GO Extra, NOW TV |
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United States |
fuboTV, nbcsports.com, NBC Sports App, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, USA Network, Telemundo |
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Canada |
fuboTV Canada, Fubo Sports Network Canada |
Villa managed to beat Bayern on Wednesday despite suffering three injuries against the German giants. Jacob Ramsey, Leon Bailey and Amadou Onana were all withdrawn with fitness concerns and Emery has confirmed all three are doubts for Sunday – although Onana is likely to be available.
Emery is still without skipper John McGinn as well as long-term absentees Tyrone Mings and Boubacar Kamara.
Jhon Duran scored the winner midweek and again proved his efficiency when coming off the bench. He’s unlikely to displace Ollie Watkins this weekend but must…
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