Aston Villa vs Manchester United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Aston Villa face Manchester United in the Premier League today.
Manchester City are reigning champions after beating Liverpool to the finish line in a neck-and-neck 2021/22 title race where a comeback win on the final day of the season against Aston Villa secured a fourth title in five years for Pep Guardiola's side.
Jurgen Klopp's Reds were on course for a quadruple last season but were forced to settle for just an FA Cup and Carabao Cup win and will return trying to win the title again just as they did in 2020.
It was a dramatic season for Chelsea a year ago with Roman Abramovich now replaced by Todd Boehly as owner in west London. He will want an instant return on his hefty investment at Stamford Bridge while Tottenham, back in the Champions League, will want to kick on once more too.
It's not all about the action at the top though with Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest promoted to the top tier for 2021/22 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Aston Villa vs Manchester United
Ronaldo stands over a free-kick 24 yards from goal but the Portugal international can only send his low drive into the wall, which stands firm and does its job to protect the goalkeeper.
Aston Villa vs Manchester United
Substitution Leon Patrick Bailey Butler John McGinn
Aston Villa vs Manchester United
Play is stopped for Elanga, who has remained down inside the penalty area after a potential head injury. It appears as though the substitute winger received Emiliano Martinez’s hand to the face, which warrants a check from the medical staff.
Aston Villa vs Manchester United
Lisandro Martinez plays a lovely cross into the penalty area for Elanga, who is beaten to the ball by an alert Emiliano Martinez. The goalkeeper comes flying off his line and flaps at it, catching both the ball and the player during his clearance but it’s not deemed to be a foul despite United protests for a spot-kick.
Aston Villa vs Manchester United
Lisandro Martinez and Bailey battle for the ball near the byline, with the centre-back getting the better of his opponent. The winger goes down under what looks like two potential elbow blows into the midriff from the Argentina international, though again VAR declines to intervene on a charge of violent conduct.
Aston Villa vs Manchester United
Substitution Donny van de Beek Anthony Jordan Martial
Aston Villa vs Manchester United
Substitution Alejandro Garnacho Ferreyra Anthony David Junior Elanga
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