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ASTON VILLA 3-1 MAN UTD: Unai Emery made the perfect start to his reign at Villa Park as Erik ten Hag’s side were torn apart in a dreadful defeat that ended their unbeaten run
Manchester United saw their unbeaten run come to an end as they fell to a dreadful defeat away at Aston Villa.
The hosts scored two goals within the first 12 minutes through Leon Bailey’s strike and Lucas Digne’s brilliant free-kick as United were left all at sea. It was a deficit that the Red Devils could not recover from, though Luke Shaw did pull one back with a deflected effort.
Jacob Ramsey added a third for the hosts after the break as Unai Emery made the perfect start to his reign at Villa Park. Here, Mirror Football looks at five talking points from United’s awful defeat in the Midlands.
With Bruno Fernandes suspended and Harry Maguire failing to make the starting line-up, Cristiano Ronaldo was handed the captain’s armband. It was the first time he was United skipper since January and just the second time he has worn the armband since his return to Old Trafford last summer.