Morgan Rogers magic sinks Man United as Unai Emery equals 120-year document in Aston Villa win
Morgan Rogers scored two wonderful targets as Aston Villa solidified their spot in third place with a 2-1 win over Manchester United.
Rogers curled in a superb strike on the stroke of half time to place his aspect forward, shortly earlier than Matheus Cunha equalised.
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However Villa’s star man was readily available to revive their lead simply earlier than the hour mark with one other well-executed end.
Victory has sustained their place as sudden Premier League title challengers as they’re solely three factors off leaders Arsenal.
In the meantime, the Villans are seven factors away from Chelsea and Liverpool, who sit fourth and fifth respectively.
It was additionally Villa’s tenth consecutive house win throughout all competitions, with head coach Emery overseeing a historic feat.
Villa’s excellent ten
Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester United – Premier League – December 21
Aston Villa 2-1 Arsenal – Premier League – December 6
Aston Villa 3-0 Wolves – Premier League – November 30
Aston Villa 2-1 Younger Boys – Europa League – November 27
Aston Villa 4-0 Bournemouth – Premier League – November 9
Aston Villa 2-0 Maccabi Tel Aviv – Europa League – November 6
Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester Metropolis – Europa League – October 26
Aston Villa 2-1 Burnley – Premier League – October 5
Aston Villa 3-1 Fulham – Premier League – September 28
Aston Villa 1-0 Bologna – Europa League – September 25
Villa beforehand loved a formidable run of ten house wins in a row below the Spaniard from March to September 2023.
Emery has now grow to be solely the second supervisor of their historical past to have two separate runs of ten house wins.
He has joined George Ramsay, who delivered 5 completely different such spells between 1888 and 1905.
Rogers was the star of the present for Villa as he scored his sixth and seventh targets of the season throughout their tenth consecutive victory.
The previous Manchester Metropolis academy star gave the United defence all kinds of issues throughout the 90 minutes.
His present kind will solely improve his probabilities of being chosen by Thomas Tuchel in his England squad for the 2026 World Cup.
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However home success with Villa will stay entrance and centre of his focus as they proceed to battle Arsenal and Metropolis for the title.
Can Villa go on and do it?
Villa regarded set for a tough marketing campaign having gone winless of their opening six matches throughout all competitions.
They scored only one purpose of their opening 5 league matches, however it’s been a really completely different story since then.
Now third, Villa have an actual alternative to defy the percentages and mark themselves as contenders for the Premier League crown.
Emery’s aspect have already received towards title rivals Arsenal and Metropolis, though they’re but to journey to both of those sides.
A visit to Arsenal comes on December 30, three days after they face Chelsea away from house.
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Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace are their first two opponents of 2026 earlier than an FA Cup conflict towards Tottenham Hotspur.
Villa will even play their remaining two Europa League league phases matches in January as they give the impression of being to compete on all fronts this season.
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