Aston Villa goals scored by Leon Bailey and Lucas Digne gave the home team a dream start before twelve minutes of the match had been played. Jacob Ramsey’s own goal later in the match was of little help to Manchester United, who received another cold shower immediately after the break. For Ramsey had to make up for himself by scoring in the right goal, thus setting up the 3-1 score which also became the final result. – We lost the game at the start of the first half and the second half, and that is not acceptable. They looked fresher and clearer. We have to be sharper. Today we were not good enough, Manchester United coach Erik Ten Hag told the BBC. GOAL SCORES: Jacob Ramsey Photo: JASON CAIRNDUFF / Reuters – Took off the captain’s armband Somewhat surprisingly, it was Cristiano Ronaldo who had been given the captain’s responsibility for United before the match. Ronaldo has struggled with playing time recently, and was in a tough spot after he refused to be substituted in the league match against Tottenham and left the stadium before the end of the match. But the captain’s armband was soon to be taken off the arm of the Portuguese. Midway through the first half, Ronaldo took off his captain’s armband and is said to have put it down. WITHOUT TIE: Ronaldo did not wear the captain’s armband for parts of the first half. Photo: JASON CAIRNDUFF / Reuters – Ronaldo has taken off his captain’s armband and it is now next to Emery’s (Unai, Aston Villa coach) technical area. Don’t seem to have much luck with bracelets. Fourth umpire Craig Pawson walks over to retrieve it, ESPN journalist Rob Dawson wrote on Twitter. In retrospect, it has been speculated that the armband was broken, and that this was the reason why the 37-year-old had to put it down. Dream start for Emery There was a clearly frustrated Ronaldo on the pitch at times. In the second half, the captain’s armband was back on his arm, but the star forward still seemed unhappy. IRRITATED: Cristiano Ronaldo argues with referee Anthony Taylor. Photo: Rui Vieira / AP Both Ronaldo and Aston Villa stopper Tyrone Mings were awarded a yellow card after a basket ball inside the home team’s 16-metre area. The situation also went to “VAR” as a potential red card situation – but the decision stood. Manchester United did not get it going for large parts of the match, and had few dangers in front of the Aston Villa goal. The home team seemed to be in good control of a United team that has been in good form recently. This was United’s first loss in six games. PANGSTART: The match was Emery’s first as Villa manager after Steven Gerrard was sacked. Photo: JASON CAIRNDUFF / Reuters The home win gives Unai Emery a dream start to his coaching career at Aston Villa. – We have players with good skills. The way we played the 90 minutes we can be optimistic, but this is only the first step. We have to work a lot to keep improving,” Emery told the BBC after the match.
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