Manchester United, defeated last Sunday by Aston Villa (3-1) in the Premier League, took revenge this Thursday by eliminating the ‘Villains’ in the third round of the English League Cup with a 4-2 win at Old Trafford.
the spanish coach Unai Emery they have never lost to Manchester United in the Premier League, be it Arsenal or now Aston Villa, but have lost five of their seven domestic or European cup clashes against that opponent.
The Aston-Villa He got ahead twice on the scoreboard, with a goal from Ollie Watkins (48′) and a goal against Diogo Dalot (61′).
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The ‘Red Devils‘ balanced the score successively, by means of Anthony Martial (49′) and Marcus Rashford (67′), before Bruno Fernandes (78′) and Scott McTominay (90 + 1 ‘) put the final 4-2.
On Wednesday, the Premier League leaders, Arsenal, had been eliminated after losing 3-1 at home against Brighton led by Paraguayan Julio Enciso, who had a good start as a starter.
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Another England great, Tottenham, also fell that same day, losing 2-0 at Nottingham Forest, current bottom of the Premier League.
Chelsea was also eliminated on Wednesday, but in their case they were playing against another giant, Manchester City, who won 2-0 with goals from Riyad Mahrez and Julián Álvarez.
