Erik ten Hag’s side had failed to score in three of their last four Premier League matches before facing Aston Villa, and they rarely threatened today. A point halts some of the bleeding, but they remain in the bottom half of the league table with one of their lowest points totals ever after seven matches.

‘Marcus Rashford should have been shown a second yellow card for his challenge on Aston Villa’s Leon Bailey, and it was frankly baffling referee Rob Jones failed to correctly apply the law,’ Hackett told the Daily Telegraph.