They criticize him for his funny accent and for misspelling some words in English, but they ought to applaud Unai Emery for his almost perfect knowledge of the EPL!He demonstrated it once again on Sunday night, as his new club Aston Villa surprised Manchester United for a deserved 3-1 (2-1) victory in Emery’s debut game in his new role.The former Arsenal gaffer obviously studied well Erik ten Hag’s tactics, relentlessly exploiting United’s defensive flaws to earn a big win.Manchester United concede two goals in first ten minutes after not conceding for over 12 hours 😱Welcome back Unai Emery 👀 pic.twitter.com/LlsiKsnKkl— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) November 6, 2022 The hosts were furious straight from the starting block, scoring the opener through Leon Bailey only seven minutes into the match.Albeit he found himself almost alone, surrounded by half a dozen players in the white, Bailey managed to cut into the box and finish it marvellously with his left for 1-0.Emery’s boys doubled the lead almost instantly, just four minutes after the first one. And this second was a genuine beauty. Lucas Digne launched a sensational free-kick, leaving desperate De Gea with nothing but a perfect, first-row-seat view of this piece of art.Blatantly confused with the direction the fixture was heading, Cristiano Ronaldo and his teammates managed somehow to regroup and find ways to fight back near the end of the half.Villa’s keeper Martinez collected several peculiar saves – Ronaldo’s header, just to mention one – before he conceded in the dying seconds before the break. Shaw fired what seemed to be a decent volley, but no chance it would fool the Argentine keeper if it wasn’t for one of his teammates who deflected the ball straight into the net.Despite that goal, it hardly changed the game’s momentum, as Emery’s squad kept dominating after the slots returned from the locker rooms.It paid off for them big time when Jacob Ramsey netted following a meticulous counter-attack with 48 minutes on the clock. Again Man Utd had much more players there, but the old truth is that the ball is much faster than any player, and Villa proved it once more to kill the game at that moment.The rest of the match provided us with nothing more than a solid battle in the midfield, with Emery’s soldiers confidently holding on to a deserved win in his maiden appearance at Villa Park.PREMIER LEAGUESaturdayLeeds – Bournemouth 4-3 (1-2)/Rodrigo 3 pen, Greenwood 60, Cooper 68, Summerville 84 – Tavernier 7, Billing 19, Solanke 48/Man City – Fulham 2-1 (1-1)/Alvarez 16, Haaland 90+4 pen – Pereira 28 pen/Nott. Forest – Brentford 2-2 (1-1)/Gibbs-White 20, Zanka 90+6 og – Mbeumo 45+3, Wissa 75/Wolves – Brighton 2-3 (2-2)/Guedes 12, Neves 35 pen – Lallana 10, Mitoma 44, Gross 83/Everton – Leicester 0-2 (0-1)/Tielemans 45, Barnes 86/SundayChelsea – Arsenal 0-1 (0-0)/Gabriel 63/Aston Villa – Man.Utd. 3-1 (2-1)/Bailey 7, Digne 11, Ramsey 49 – Shaw 45/Southampton – Newcastle 0-3 (0-1)/Almiron 35, Wood 58, Wilson 62/West Ham – Crystal Palace 1-1 (1-1)/Benrahma 20 – Zaha 41/19.30: (3.45) Tottenham (3.50) Liverpool (2.24)***odds are subject to change
