Manchester United fought to a draw in the English Premier League match against Aston Villa. Can Erik ten Hag still continue as United’s pilot?
18:03•Updated 18:16
Manchester United, who started their season poorly in the English Premier League, fought to a draw against Aston Villa on Sunday. The match played at Villa Park ended in a goalless draw.
Manchester United’s season has gotten off to a bad start, and so has the Dutchman Erik ten Hag the position as United’s coach has become difficult. United have managed only two three-point wins from their seven matches. Ten Hag’s crew is in 14th place in the Premier League.
According to several British sources, ten Hag, who piloted Manchester United until the summer of 2022, is under threat of being fired. The Daily Mail according to it is possible that United’s assistant coach Ruud van Nistelrooy replace ten Hag.
Few goals at Villa Park
In Sunday’s match at Villa Park, United came really close to scoring the winning goal when Bruno Fernandes a fiery free kick hit the top bar in the 68th minute.
In extra time of the match, Villa created a very dangerous situation, but Jaden Philogene-Bidacen the bet fell on the United defender To Diogo Dalot. The scoring opportunities of both teams were quite few in the match.
Also in the Europa League, the traditional big club Manchester United has had a rocky start. On Thursday, the team from Manchester reached a 3-3 draw against Porto from Portugal. The first Europa League match of the season also ended in a tie against Dutch team Twente.
Chelsea and Nottingham ended in a 1–1 draw. Chris Wood put Nottingham ahead in the 49th minute but Noni Madueke brought Chelsea level on points with his 57th minute goal.
Nottingham struggled in the final stages of the match undermanned when James Ward-Prowse received his second warning for a hand foul in the 78th minute.