Ten Hag had to make changes to a leaky defence for a crunch clash with Villa and did, with the struggling De Ligt and Martinez replaced by Maguire and 36-year-old Jonny Evans - the latter of whom earned man-of-the-match honours for his impressive display against Unai Emery’s high-flying side.

Manchester United's players must take responsibility for their run of poor form instead of blaming manager Erik ten Hag, according to Harry Maguire.