Manchester United drew 4-4 with Aston Villa at Old Trafford on 8 November, in the 10th round of the Premier League. According to statistics specialists Squawka, the match was Unai Emery's 200th Premier League match, making him the fifth Spanish manager to reach that mark.
Aston Villa take early two-goal lead
Aston Villa moved 2-0 ahead early in the match, with Alysson scoring in the first minute and Nicolas Jackson adding a second in the fourth.
Both sides trade goals before and after half-time
Manchester United levelled through Bruno Fernandes and Youri Tielemans before half-time. Aston Villa then scored through John McGinn and Leon Goretzka before late goals from Joshua Zirkzee and Patrick Dorgu made it 4-4. Dorgu assisted Zirkzee's goal and scored Manchester United's equaliser.
Dorgu substitution greeted by Old Trafford crowd
Diogo Dalot was substituted for Patrick Dorgu in the 66th minute, and the Old Trafford crowd cheered when the substitution was announced. The Independent reported that Emery appeared to storm off down the tunnel after Dorgu's equaliser, before the VAR check and the final whistle. Emery suggested that he left because Manchester United scored so late that he thought the match was essentially over.
Keane and Young assess United goalkeeper
Former Manchester United star Ashley Young said on Sky Sports Premier League at 5:28pm on November 8 while analysing Villa's first goal: “For me, on the goal, Diogo Dalot, you have got to defend your goal. Slide in. Slide in. He is going in with his opposite foot. And then the goalkeeper doesn’t do himself any glory here. You know, I think since the World Cup, he made that mistake, and he hasn’t looked the same as last season.”
Former Manchester United star Roy Keane said about the second goal: “Nightmare start for Utd. Obviously, never got going. Villa looked sharp. Again, the set piece, nice layoff, shot on target. The keeper has got to do better. And like all top strikers, you look at the reaction. He is on the move again, poor from Utd. The goalkeeper – standard save.”
