Awful game of football.
Worst start to a season ever after 7 Premier League games. We are 14th with 8 points, 5 goals scored, 8 conceded, -3 goal difference. 6 points away 4th place Chelsea, 5 points away from 18th place Crystal Palace. We are closer to the relegation zone than top 4.
We have 4 clean sheets in the Premier League. Only Liverpool have more with 5.
United edged the final xG by 0.54 to Villa's 0.48.
Combined expected goals total in this game was just 1.05 - the lowest in a PL match this season. The last game in the competition to see lower combined total was Arsenal 1 - 0 Man City in October 2023 (0.87).
Thankfully, we don't have to watch Man United for another 2 weeks.
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag will hope a battling draw at Aston Villa will relieve the fierce scrutiny of his position.
The club's co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe was in attendance at Villa Park to see United at least show some of the resilience that was missing in the collapse at home to Tottenham and the defensive solidity lacking in Porto in the Europa League.
Ten Hag turned to the veteran duo of Harry Maguire and Jonny Evans to add some steel, although he lost the England defender to injury right on half-time.
Marcus Rashford twice tested Villa keeper Emi Martinez while United captain Bruno Fernandes came closest with a second half free-kick that bounced back off the bar at the Holte End. Substitute Antony also forced Martinez into an acrobatic save from long range.
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