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Manchester United have a must-win game against Aston Villa in the Premier League this weekend.

Erik ten Hag is fighting for his future at the club following a challenging week and his job could be in doubt if United are defeated in Birmingham ahead of the international break.

United have won just three games against Fulham, Southampton and Barnsley this season and Aston Villa head into Sunday's fixture on the back of beating Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

Ten Hag needs a victory to ease the enormous pressure he is facing and Sir Jim Ratcliffe is expected to be in attendance, along with sporting director Dan Ashworth and CEO Omar Berrada.

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Regarding the team news, a decision will be made on Kobbie Mainoo after he was left out of the squad in midweek due to a knock and Mason Mount could also be available again.

This is how our writers think United should line up...

Tyrone Marshall

This might be Ten Hag's final roll of the dice and changes are a must. Maguire is the obvious one. He has been dropped by Ten Hag, demoted to fifth-choice, hawked around other Premier League clubs and stripped of the captaincy, but he's the leader United need right now.

In midfield, Ugarte is the man signed to add energy to the centre of the pitch so he has to start and he has to bring that aggression, freeing Mainoo up to go and link with Fernandes further forward.

It's time to play the best attack as well. That means Hojlund rather than Zirkzee as the Dane looks the more likelier to hit the back of the net. Forgetting rotating Rashford and keep this form going and bring Garnacho in for Amad on the right.

Steven Railston

There are two obvious tweaks to make in the defensive line. The first is bringing Maguire into the team for De Ligt, who was awful on Thursday night against Porto, and the second is to relocate Dalot to right-back, a point I have made in this article in each game since Southampton.

Dalot is struggling on the left and needs to be moved to the other side. Mazraoui was touted as a versatile signing by club sources when he signed and should play at left-back here.

Mainoo should start if he's considered fit enough after experiencing some pain in his knee and Rashford and Garnacho should play on the left and right wings alongside Hojlund.