Man United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe 'will fly in for crunch Aston Villa clash on Sunday' in match which could define Erik ten Hag's Old Trafford tenure as pressure grows after dramatic draw with Porto

Sir Jim Ratcliffe will reportedly beryllium attendance for Manchester United's Premier League conflict against Aston Villa arsenic unit continues to equine connected Erik 10 Hag. 

The Dutchman was spared nan ignominy of a comeback nonaccomplishment successful nan first of his do-or-die games connected Thursday night, erstwhile Harry Maguire's precocious header rescued a constituent successful a 3-3 tie against Porto. 

United had led 2-0 aft 20 minutes but surrendered their advantage earlier nan break. Ten Hag's worst fears were realised erstwhile Samu Omorodion scored his 2nd of nan nighttime to put nan location broadside ahead. 

But fortunately for him - and nan Red Devils' European ambitions - Maguire's precocious effort salvaged a draw. 

The consequence successful Portugal heaps moreover much unit connected nan conflict astatine Villa Park, which will beryllium observed by United's footballing chief. 

According to The Mirror, Ratcliffe will beryllium flying to nan UK for nan lucifer successful nan westbound Midlands. The number shareholder has often been spotted astatine United games astatine Old Trafford since competing nan acquisition of his number stake. 

United will beryllium facing a Villa broadside buoyed by their celebrated triumph complete Bayern Munich successful nan Champions League connected Tuesday night. Unai Emery's men secured a repetition of Villa's 1982 European Cup last triumph complete nan aforesaid opponents acknowledgment to Jhon Duran's wonderstrike. 

After United's tie astatine nan Dragao: 'We request to beryllium amended connected nan ball, support switching. We had bully players, a bully plan. We person to take sides better. We had 3 cleanable sheets not a agelong clip agone truthful we tin take sides very good, but we person to spell backmost to those habits.

'We will get there. Don't judge america successful this moment, judge america astatine nan extremity of nan season. We are successful nan process, we will improve. We person had 2 seasons wherever we person reached finals, we will proceed and fight.

'You spot nan tone and nan relationship betwixt nan unit and nan team. The players are together, they person a beardown tone and they want to achieve. We person a bully mentality but successful immoderate defending parts we person to measurement up.'

United are reportedly opinionated by nan under-fire leader but successful nan aftermath of nan Spurs debacle legends of nan club, including Gary Neville and Rio Ferdinand, said retired to springiness scathing criticisms of nan 54-year-old.

Earlier this week, erstwhile adjunct McCarthy joined nan bandwagon claiming Ten Hag 'lacks a spot of that fire, that passion' successful an astonishing appraisal of nan manager.

Ahead of United's melodramatic 3-3 tie pinch Porto, the Dutch leader deed backmost astatine his ex-colleague and stoically defended his grounds astatine nan nine successful an question and reply pinch TNT Sports.

He said: 'I don't cognize what he means. When you triumph trophies, you can't do this without passion and desire.'

McCarthy was asked by Portuguese publication ZEROZERO this week why United person struggled to beryllium much competitory successful games. The 46-year-old's consequence was telling.

'In modern football, I judge that players want to spot a bit much passion successful their coach,' McCarthy said.

'They request to consciousness that nan coach is pinch them and consenting to conflict alongside them.  

'Tactically, I consciousness that Erik is astatine nan top. He lacks a spot of that fire, that passion. 

'That's wherever we differ, him and I.'