Morgan Rogers magic sinks Man United as Unai Emery equals 120-year record in Aston Villa win

Morgan Rogers scored two glorious 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.

However Villa’s star man was 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 residence win throughout all competitions, with head coach Emery overseeing a historic feat.

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Villa beforehand loved a formidable run of ten residence wins in a row beneath the Spaniard from March to September 2023.

Emery has now turn out to be solely the second supervisor of their historical past to have two separate runs of ten residence 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 possibilities 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 appeared set for a troublesome marketing campaign having gone winless of their opening six matches throughout all competitions.

They scored only one objective of their opening 5 league matches, nevertheless 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 in opposition to 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 residence.

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Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace are their first two opponents of 2026 earlier than an FA Cup conflict in opposition to Tottenham Hotspur.

Villa may also play their last two Europa League league phases matches in January as they appear to compete on all fronts this season.