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Villa's Man Utd hoodoo highlights how far Emery's side still have to go
09.11.26, 09:00 Updated 08.11.26, 23:40
Even by Aston Villa’s standards this was a colossal blunder.
No side in Premier League history has ever twice surrendered a two-goal lead in a single match. But Villa’s inferiority complex when it comes to Manchester United is perhaps unmatched.
Thirty-two times the Villans have travelled to Old Trafford in the Premier League and only twice returned home with all the points. That’s before considering United’s remarkable record at Villa Park, where they went 27 years without losing in the league.
Emery ended that hoodoo in his first match in charge in 2022, but he is still awaiting a first away win at United in five attempts.
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Freelance reporter. Nearly a decade's experience in the media industry and a former Manchester United, Manchester City and Liverpool club correspondent. A Villa fan from birth, Michael was born in Birmingham but grew up in Belfast.