Aston Villa vs Manchester United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Follow all the action from Villa Park
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
Aston Villa score twice in the first quarter-hour but a bit of fortune gets Manchester United back in the game as the hosts take a 2-1 lead into the interval at Villa Park. Bailey looked lively from the off and he would get his reward after just seven minutes, receiving Ramsey’s pass in-stride before dispatching a shot to the far post that beat De Gea. Things would get even better quickly for new boss Emery, with Digne giving the Villains a two-goal advantage just four minutes later with a superbly hit left-footed free-kick. Manchester United toiled in the following moments, not attacking with any dynamism outside of Garnacho - while Van De Beek failed to make any impression at all. Shaw would cut the deficit in the closing stages of the half much to Ten Hags relief, stroking a half-volley into the back of the net, thanks in part to a deflection off Ramsey inside the penalty area.
Aston Villa vs Manchester United
The fourth official indicates two minutes will be added to the end of the half for stoppages.
Aston Villa vs Manchester United
Bailey tracks back and puts two hands on Shaw in order to bring him down - earning the winger a yellow card.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments