Youri Tielemans 44'
Joshua Zirkzee 90+2'
Patrick Dorgu 90+6' Alysson Edward Franco da Rocha 1'
Nicolas Jackson 4'
John McGinn 48' (pen)
Leon Goretzka 53'
Manchester United drew 4-4 with Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday, with Patrick Dorgu levelling in the sixth minute of stoppage time. Villa had led 2-0 inside four minutes and 4-2 eight minutes after the break.
Alysson Edward and Jackson put Villa ahead inside four minutes
Villa needed 1 minute to score. Alysson Edward finished from a John McGinn pass, and Nicolas Jackson doubled the lead in the 4th minute.
United replied through Bruno Fernandes from the penalty spot in the 16th minute. Youri Tielemans made it 2-2 in the 44th minute, set up by Noussair Mazraoui. Tielemans, rated 8.2, also made 4 key passes in his 66 minutes.
Villa struck twice more early in the second half. McGinn converted a penalty in the 48th minute, and Leon Goretzka scored in the 53rd from Jackson’s pass. Jackson was rated 8.33, the highest on the pitch, after a goal and an assist. He now has 5 Premier League goals this season, 4 behind leader Haaland.
Zirkzee and Dorgu strike off the bench in stoppage time
Ayden Heaven was booked for a foul in the 57th minute with United still two behind. The home side finished with 26 shots to Villa’s 12, 8 corners to 1 and 56% of the ball, and their expected goals figure of 3.63 compared with 2.94 for the visitors.
The goals came very late. Substitute Joshua Zirkzee pulled one back in the second minute of stoppage time from Dorgu’s pass. Dorgu then struck in the sixth minute of stoppage time, assisted by Bruno Fernandes, to complete a goal and an assist in 24 minutes on the pitch, earning a rating of 7.85. Zion Suzuki was booked for dissent a minute later.
United 19th on 7 points with a trip to Liverpool next
The point leaves Michael Carrick’s side 19th on 7 points, level with bottom club Crystal Palace and 1 behind Sunderland in 18th. They have won only 1 of their 9 league games. Unai Emery’s Villa are 12th with 12 points.
Across all competitions, United are unbeaten in 2 after a 3-2 win over AS Roma, which followed three straight defeats to Como, Bournemouth and Chelsea. Villa have gone 4 games without a win since beating Manchester City 2-1, a run that includes a 3-0 defeat to Barcelona.
United had won 3 of the previous 5 meetings, most recently 3-1 at home on 15 March 2026.
Villa host Sunderland on Saturday 21 November. United visit Liverpool the following day, Sunday 22 November.
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