It is make-or-break time for Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag , who is under enormous pressure to achieve a positive result in Sunday's Premier League clash with Aston Villa at Villa Park. The Red Devils blew a two-goal advantage before salvaging a late point in a 3-3 Europa League draw with Porto on Thursday, not long after Unai Emery 's side produced one of the biggest Champions League upsets so far by beating Bayern Munich. © Imago The eagle eyes of Sir Jim Ratcliffe will reportedly be watching on at Villa Park this weekend, where another chastening result against Man United could potentially hammer the final nail into Ten Hag's coffin, mere months after his stay of execution at Old Trafford.
Things were looking up for the under-pressure Dutchman when Man United raced into a two-goal lead against Porto on Thursday night, but a Pepe header and Samu Omorodion brace turned the tide in the Portuguese giants' favour, and only Harry Maguire 's late header could save the visitors' bacon. Shipping three goals for the second match running, Man United's six-goal spectacular in Portugal came after a 3-0 home humiliation against Tottenham Hotspur, who blew Ten Hag's men to smithereens after Bruno Fernandes was incorrectly sent off - a decision that was rectified far too late. Winless in four matches across all competitions and languishing in a lowly 13th place in the Premier League table , Man United have a meagre three victories to show from their opening 10 matches this seaso.
