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The under-fire Erik ten Hag faces likely make-or-break clash for his Old Trafford tenure at Villa Park

It could all come down to this. After two-and-a-half eventful years in charge, two major trophies and no shortage of highs and extreme lows plus almost constant pressure, Erik ten Hag’s job may well be on the line at Villa Park this afternoon. Co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe will reportedly be in attendance as the under-fire Dutch boss desperately strives for a result that could save his Old Trafford career, in the short-term at least.

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Man Utd confirmed team

Man Utd XI: Onana; Mazraoui, Evans, Maguire, Dalot; Mainoo, Eriksen; Garnacho, Fernandes, Rashford; Hojlund.

Subs: Bayindir, De Ligt, Lindelof, Martinez, Casemiro, Ugarte, Amad, Antony, Zirkzee.

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Aston Villa confirmed team

Aston Villa XI: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne; Tielemans, Philogene, Rogers, Ramsey, Bailey; Watkins.

Subs: Gauci, Nedeljkovic, Maatson, Diego Carlos, Bogarde, Swinkels, Buendia, Young, Duran.

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Proud Villa

Aston Villa are clearly delighted to be back at the top table of European football, something their rivals today are not.

Villa are proud of winning the 1982 European Cup, where they also beat Bayern Munich 1-0 in the final in Rotterdam.

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Team news coming up...

We will have the confirmed teams from Villa Park soon and the word on social media is that Harry Maguire and Jonny Evans are both set to start for Manchester United.

That would be a huge call from Erik ten Hag, who has opted for Matthijs de Ligt and Lisandro Martinez as his central defensive partnership in the last two games.

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Chaotic United

Meanwhile United salvaged a 3-3 draw in Porto on Thursday night, blowing a 2-0 lead in the process.

They had Harry Maguire to thank after his late equaliser at the Estadio do Dragao...

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Villa firing

The task ahead of Erik ten Hag and Man United today is considerable as they face as Aston Villa side unbeaten in their last seven games across all competitions and flying high after beating Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Here’s how Unai Emery’s side defeated the German heavyweights...

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Ratcliffe refuses to back Ten Hag

Sir Jim Ratcliffe this week refused to publicly back Erik ten Hag as his future hangs in the balance.

Ratcliffe, a minority co-owner at Old Trafford, is expected be at Villa Park amid growing concern at United about results and performances.

Asked in an interview with the BBC on Friday whether he retains faith in Ten Hag, Ratcliffe would not be drawn.

“I don’t want to answer that question,” he said.

“I like Erik. I think he’s a very good coach but at the end of the day it’s not my call, it’s the management team that’s running Manchester United that have to decide how we best run the team in many different respects.”

Any decision on Ten Hag will be taken by chief executive Omar Berrada, sporting director Dan Ashworth and technical director Jason Wilcox.

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Van Nistelrooy 'to be offered' United job

Ruud van Nistelrooy is in line to take over at Manchester United if Erik ten Hag is sacked.

Ten Hag is under increasing pressure and defeat away at Aston Villa on Sunday would leave the beleaguered Dutchman on the brink.

Former United striker Van Nistelrooy is on the coaching staff at Old Trafford and the Mirror report he “will be offered the job on an interim basis if Ten Hag is sacked”.

But Van Nistelrooy is said to be worried about being seen as betraying Ten Hag, who brought him back to United in the summer as part of his backroom team.

The report claims Van Nistelrooy “does not want to be portrayed as an opportunist”.

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An early arrival at Villa Park. Sir Alex Ferguson is here on what is a big day for Erik ten Hag...

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