Manchester United and Aston Villa battle to goalless draw

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.

Bruno Fernandes sent a second-half free-kick off the bar as United sought a winner that so nearly went Villa's way in stoppage time, only for Diogo Dalot to produce a key block on Jaden Philogene's attempt.

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