Harry Maguire says it is easy for Manchester United players to "blame the staff and tactics" but they have "got to do better".

I know that you go through difficult moments and everything, everyone piles on you. “And difficult times, you’ve got to come through and you’ve got to stick together within the group and have that belief that you can go there and get the three points.

Erik ten Hag kicked out a "special player" when he sold Jadon Sancho to Chelsea, according to Benni McCarthy. The England international's Manchester United nightmare came to an end on an 11th-hour Deadline Day loan deal this summer.

Manchester United are nervously awaiting further updates on the injuries sustained by Noussair Mazraoui and Harry Maguire against Aston Villa. Both players were substituted at half-time of Sunday’s goalless Premier League draw at Villa Park after suffering knocks,

Erik ten Hag is unsure of the severity of Harry Maguire’s injury after the Manchester United centre-half was forced off along with Noussair Mazraoui during the goalless draw with Aston Villa. Maguire returned to the starting XI on Sunday alongside Jonny Evans with Matthijs de Ligt and Lisandro Martinez dropped to the bench.

Erik ten Hag has named his starting line-up to face an in-form Aston Villa side that go into the game having beaten Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday.