Emery storms off as Villa let four-goal lead slip in 4-4 thriller at Old Trafford
Aston Villa were left to rue a dramatic collapse at Old Trafford after twice leading by two goals only to see Manchester United snatch a 4-4 draw with a stoppage-time equaliser.
Sky Sports reports that United came from two goals down on two separate occasions, with Joshua Zirkzee and Patrick Dorgu among those on the scoresheet as the hosts completed an astonishing comeback, Dorgu's leveller arriving in the 96th minute to cap a wild afternoon (Sky Sports).
Both The Sun and The Independent focus on Unai Emery's reaction at the final whistle, with each outlet reporting that the Villa boss stormed down the tunnel before full-time after Dorgu's last-gasp equaliser denied his side what looked like a precious away win (The Sun) (The Independent). The Independent adds that Villa had been 4-2 up deep into injury time before United's late surge made it 4-4, with Emery appearing to leave in clear frustration at how the points slipped away (The Independent).
While Sky Sports' report centres on the scale of United's comeback under Michael Carrick, for Villa fans the story is really about a lead thrown away in the cruellest fashion, with two separate two-goal advantages not enough to see the game out (Sky Sports). The Sun and The Independent both suggest Emery's early exit down the tunnel reflected just how sore that outcome was for Villa, who will have travelled back from Manchester with the match feeling more like a defeat than a draw (The Sun) (The Independent).
With four goals shared by both sides and the game only settled in the 96th minute, all three reports agree this was an extraordinary end-to-end contest, even if the headline for Villa fans is the frustration of seeing a commanding lead vanish so late on.
Attention for Villa now turns away from the first team, with Aston Villa Women in action against Liverpool Women on Wednesday 11 November.
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