Unai Emery enjoyed a dream begin to life in the Aston Villa hotseat as meek Manchester United fell to their first Premier League loss at Villa Park since 1995.
A run of 23 winless home league games against the Red Devils stretching 9,941 days came to an end on Sunday as Steven Gerrard’s successor oversaw a 3-1 victory in his first suit in charge.
Leon Bailey struck and Lucas Digne scored a pleasant free-kick within the opening eleven minutes at a rocking Villa Park, where Jacob Ramsey atoned for deflecting in a Luke Shaw strike via scoring a fine effort just after half-time for Emery’s elated side.
The Spaniard was recently lured back to the Premier League following a successful stint at Villarreal, which included main them to a first fundamental trophy when defeating United on penalties in the 2021 Europa League final.
Villa Park erupted at the closing whistle, simply as it had after Bailey burst via
to punish lax defending before Digne bent a excellent free-kick beyond David De Gea.
Ramsey provided the first goal and earned the foul that led to the second, before inadvertently scoring an own goal when diverting home Shaw’s hopeful strike to reduce the deficit before the break.
The Villa talent’s impact did not stop there, though, as the 21-year-old rifled home early in the 2d half of to wrap up victory, becoming only the fourth player in Premier League records with a goal, help and own goal in the equal game.
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