Manchester United dey face one big test dis weekend as dem go play against Aston Villa for Premier League. Erik ten Hag, de manager of Man Utd, dey under serious pressure after dem no win match since dem hammer Barnsley 7-0 for Carabao Cup. Dem last match against Tottenham end in 3-0 defeat, and even though dem manage draw 3-3 against Porto for Europa League, de performance no dey impressive at all.
Aston Villa, on de other hand, dey fly high. Dem beat Bayern Munich 1-0 for Champions League and dem no lose match since August when dem lose 2-0 to Arsenal. Unai Emery‘s team dey look strong with players like Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins, and Jhon Duran in good form.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe, co-owner of Man Utd, go dey at Villa Park for de match, and many people believe say if Man Utd lose, Ten Hag go get de sack. De club already dey consider who go replace am, with Ruud van Nistelrooy, de current assistant coach, being de favourite. However, Van Nistelrooy dey hesitant because he no want people to think say he dey betray Ten Hag.
Man Utd board also dey concerned about how Ten Hag dey handle some players, especially Joshua Zirkzee and Alejandro Garnacho. Dem want Ten Hag to change his attitude towards de squad, and dem already dey look at other managers like Thomas Tuchel and Massimiliano Allegri as potential replacements.
For de match against Aston Villa, Ten Hag make four changes to de starting XI. Kobbie Mainoo return to de line-up, and Harry Maguire earn starting spot after his heroics against Porto. Alejandro Garnacho also get place in de attack alongside Bruno Fernandes, Rasmus Hojlund, and Marcus Rashford.