Aston Villa 0-0 Man United PLAYER RATINGS: Erik ten Hag gamble pays off with key change putting in man-of-the-match performance, but he's let down by some usual suspects in attack

Erik 10 Hag was fixed a infinitesimal of alleviation arsenic Manchester United survived a nervy Premier League conflict against Aston Villa to spot the points shared successful a goalless draw.

The United manager's contiguous early dominated overmuch of nan pre-match build-up pinch nine executives including Sir Jim Ratcliffe watching connected astatine Villa Park amidst a mediocre tally of performances.

Villa looked to beryllium suffering from a Champions League hangover aft their stunning midweek triumph complete Bayern Munich and were incapable to find their accustomed attacking flair.

Meanwhile, Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandes some came adjacent to breaking nan deadlock while Jonny Evans produced a standout show aft being named arsenic a astonishment starter.

Mail Sport's Chris Wheeler gives his master subordinate ratings from Villa Park.

Aston Villa 

EMILIANO MARTINEZ 6.5 – Didn’t person a awesome woody to do but denied Rashford twice, including a awesome fingertip save, arsenic good arsenic Garnacho and Antony.

MATTY CASH 5 – Made his first quality successful 8 games aft a hamstring wounded and rode his luck astatine times by taking unnecessary risks against Rashford.

EZRI KONSA 6 – Switched backmost to cardinal defence but injured wrong 10 minutes and went disconnected aft appearing to suffer a near limb wounded successful a situation pinch Hojlund.

PAU TORRES 6.5 – Had his hands afloat pinch Hojlund but coped good pinch nan challenge, and nan Dane’s replacement Zirkzee offered nothing.

LUCAS DIGNE 5 – Defended good but disappointing connected free-kicks, 1 consecutive into Onana’s arms and different precocious complete nan bar.

ROSS BARKLEY 6 – Solid first convention commencement of nan play but recovered himself outnumbered astatine times successful midfield, peculiarly successful nan first half.

YOURI TIELEMENS 6.5 – One of nan Villa players who looked a spot level aft beating Bayern Munich successful midweek but much influential arsenic nan crippled wore on.

LEON BAILEY 5 – Quiet connected nan full and replaced by Duran soon aft nan hour, but not earlier his tally almost drew a 2nd booking for Rashford.

MORGAN ROGERS 5 – Flashed a changeable wide from Villa’s champion chance of nan first half, and past overhit his transverse from a uncommon opportunity successful nan second.

JADEN PHILOGENE 6 – So adjacent to celebrating his first Premier League commencement pinch a victor successful injury-time, having gone adjacent pinch an early effort.

OLLIE WATKINS 5.5 – Drew a booking for Maguire successful nan first half and fired narrowly complete successful nan second, but met his lucifer successful Evans.

Subs: Gauci, Carlos (for Konsa 12, 6.5), Duran (for Bailey 63, 6), Buendía, Nedeljkovic, Maatsen (for Digne 85), Bogarde, Swinkels, Young.

Booked: Barkley

Manager: Unai Emery 5

Manchester United (4-2-3-1)

ANDRE ONANA 6 – Made a smart prevention from Tielemens but different hardly tested aft a engaged mates of games against Spurs and Porto.

NOUSSAIR MAZRAOUI 6.5 – Performed good but 1 of 2 defenders who went disconnected astatine half-time arsenic United’s wounded problems flared again.

HARRY MAGUIRE 6 – Started aft his equaliser successful Porto but went disconnected astatine half-time pinch an wounded to his near limb having been booked for a foul connected Watkins.

JONNY EVANS 8 – Ten Hag put £130m-worth of centre-backs connected nan chair and trusted nan seasoned who was outstanding connected his 400th convention start.

DIOGO DALOT 6.5 – Crucial artifact connected Philogene effort correct astatine nan extremity saved a constituent for United and whitethorn moreover person saved Ten Hag’s job.

CHRISTIAN ERIKSEN 6 – Again trusted to commencement up of Casemiro and Ugarte. Solid contempt being booked wrong 3 minutes for a foul connected Rogers.

KOBBIE MAINOO 6.5 – Returned from wounded to bring much power to United’s midfield. One of 3 players booked earlier half-time and 5 successful total.

ALEJANDRO GARNACHO 6 – Tenacious and energetic, but wasted a aureate opportunity to nonstop Fernandes clear connected extremity successful injury-time.

BRUNO FERNANDES 6 – Avoided a 3rd reddish paper successful a week and deed nan barroom pinch a free kick, but his productivity seems to person deserted him.

MARCUS RASHFORD 6.5 – United’s astir potent threat again and offered much defensively, though fortunate not to get a 2nd booking for a foul connected Bailey.

RASMUS HOJLUND 6 – The large Dane made his first convention commencement of nan play and gave United much of a beingness presence, but still lacking successful finesse.

Subs: Bayindir, Lindelof (for Mazraoui 46, 6), De Ligt (for Maguire 46, 5), Martinez, Zirkzee (Hojlund 64, 4), Diallo, Casemiro (for Mainoo 85), Antony (Rashford 64, 5.5), Ugarte.

Booked: Eriksen, Maguire, Mainoo, Rashford, Lindelof

Manager: Erik 10 Hag 6

Referee: Robert Jones 7