With regards to critic of ETH not having or implementing a clear style: maybe its just dificult to immediatly see the difference. Other experts have noted that ETH tries to make a better transition in the middle of the pitch. Stats showed United is winning more balls there. Its a tricky tactic and without organisation at the back youre vunerable for quick counter atacks - wich is what Villa did, and overloaded United the first 20 minutes in a fantastic way. Villa plays some magnificent football. But even then you saw that United could get out once the defence dealed with the many dangers. The 2nd half the pressing went a lot further and especially the last 20 minutes it was so beauiful to see Dalot, Rashford, Bruno work together and stle the bal away from Villa like 8 or 9 times in just a few minutes. Eriksen sometimes helped out and he was the diffreence vs say Amrabat, who just doesnt have the skills to keep th eball whereas Eriksen knitted everything together. That wasnt counter attack, that was a mighty impresive pressing showcase. Do note that even when Antony came on, he also went in hard, won a challenge and eventhough he looked to slip after winning the first duel, still got a corner out of it where out of Hojland scored the winner.
Result was needed and just in time the attackers delivered - Garnacho seems to rise game by game, but also it was against a very good side many thought we would not win.
That, and the use of many youth players kind of swings me over for keeping ETH. Funny to think he actually made Ajax win so much by playing a lot of youngsters. And if last night is an indication, these guys wanna bleed for the shirt, for their manager. Any new manager it remains to be seen where this will go. Look at Howe, at Poch. They even have less points than us. I think United can do worse than under ETH, even in bad games it looks a right mess. What he tries to do, is a very high standard of modern football. Imo.