Manchester United were 2-0 down inside four minutes and 4-2 down after 53, and still dragged a point out of it. Patrick Dorgu headed in a Bruno Fernandes corner in the sixth minute of stoppage time to make it 4-4 against Aston Villa at Old Trafford, as FotMob report.
Villa were ahead after a minute. Alysson scored from the right of the box, through Senne Lammens’ legs. Lammens then parried another Alysson shot straight to Nicolas Jackson, who tapped in. Two goals in under four minutes is the quickest United have ever fallen two behind in a Premier League game.
They did come back. Fernandes scored a penalty on 13 minutes after Boubacar Kamara fouled Matheus Cunha, and Youri Tielemans levelled on 44 after a nice move started by Noussair Mazraoui. Zion Suzuki had to save from Cunha and Amad Diallo in between, so it was 2-2 at the break.
The second half went wrong in a hurry. Diogo Dalot brought down Alysson and John McGinn scored the penalty on 48. Leny Yoro then headed McGinn’s free-kick onto his own crossbar, Jackson couldn’t convert the rebound, and Leon Goretzka volleyed in the fourth on 53. That was two goals in five minutes.
Mason Mount hit the woodwork late on and it looked like Villa had it won. Then Joshua Zirkzee scored from a Dorgu cross in the second minute of stoppage time to make it 4-3, and Dorgu got the equaliser himself four minutes later with Suzuki caught out.
It was Unai Emery’s 200th Premier League game in charge, and he still hasn’t won away at United. United became the first Premier League side to come from two goals behind to level twice in the same game.
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Great game, but United shouldn’t be dancing about this. Four goals conceded at home, two of them before the fans had sat down, and Lammens and the back line looked all over the place. Carrick will take the spirit and Dorgu’s header is a proper moment, but you can’t rely on stoppage-time rescues every week. Villa will be sick. They had it won.