fell to a second-half comeback as rescued a late 2-2 draw in .

Jadon Sancho put the Red Devils ahead in the 25th minute and a Matty Cash own goal handed ‘s side a 2-0 lead at the break. 

Leon Bailey pulled one back shortly after the second-half before Calum Chambers completed the comeback deep into added time.

Sportsmail have identified six key things we learned during the match, as the two Premier League clubs continue to build ahead of the new season.

Ten Hag’s front three continues to link up well

Manchester United fans had good reason to wonder where the goals would come from in the absence of last season’s top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo, but Erik ten Hag’s side have risen to the challenge on tour.

United have scored a total of 13 goals in four games in Thailand and Australia, conceding four times as they head home unbeaten despite the disappointment of conceding an injury-time equaliser to Aston Villa.

Anthony Martial and Jadon Sancho have scored three each with Marcus Rashford on two. It’s a promising return from three players who finished last season with a combined total of 11 goals for the club, less than half Ronaldo’s haul of 24.

Ten Hag has been impressed with how his forwards have linked up on tour and found support from their full-backs, and the first goal against Villa was probably the best of the lot.

The move started with Diogo Dalot at right-back and went through Martial, Bruno Fernandes and then Rashford on the left flank. He found Luke Shaw on the overlap and the defender’s cross to the back post was volleyed home by Sancho.

United fade in second-half

Ten Hag will be concerned about the way Villa turned the game around in Perth after United had dominated the first half.

Villa were on top long before the United manager made wholesale changes in the 67th minute, and Calum Chambers’ headed equaliser with the last action of the game was totally deserved.

Steven Gerrard’s side were by far the strongest team United have faced on tour. Liverpool were under-cooked and put out three different teams when they lost 4-0 to United in Bangkok, Melbourne Victory weren’t the toughest opponents and Crystal Palace were missing more than half their first-team.

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