THEY billed it as the match that would determine Erik Ten Hag’s employment fate, especially with Sir Jim Ratcliffe in attendance at Villa Park.
However, what the audience witnessed was a dull 0-0 draw between Manchester United and Aston Villa – a reminder of how far both teams have fallen. Villa, fresh off their high of beating Bayern Munich, couldn’t raise their game to put up a fight against Ten Hag’s men.
