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– Manchester United suffered a damaging 3-1 defeat to Aston Villa at a lively Villa Park as Unai Emery’s side gave their new manager the best welcome possible.
– Cristiano Ronaldo captained United but the Portugal forward could only watch on as Villa took a quick-fire lead through Leon Bailey and Lucas Digne in the first 11 minutes.
– A Jacob Ramsey own goal reduced the deficit for Erik ten Hag’s team but he redeemed himself with a fine finish in the 49th minute to give Emery victory in his first match in charge since his appointment last month.
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– It was also Villa’s first home league win against United in their last 24 attempts, a run stretching back to 1995.
– Villa had the perfect start in the seventh minute when Bailey burst through and fired past David de Gea after being played in by Ramsey.
– Things went from bad to worse for United when Digne doubled Villa’s lead just four minutes later with a fine left-footed free-kick.
– But United were given hope just before half-time when Ramsey deflected Luke Shaw’s shot from distance past Villa keeper Emiliano Martinez.
– Ramsey made up for that four minutes after the break when he side-footed past De Gea after running on to a ball from Ollie Watkins.
Defeat at Villa Park.#MUFC || #AVLMUN
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) November 6, 2022
What a performance.
What a result.
UP THE VILLA! đ #AVLMUN pic.twitter.com/LQgRJtFhDP
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) November 6, 2022
