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11/08 13:56 CST Man United concedes two goals in four minutes against Aston
Villa, fights back to draw 4-4
Man United concedes two goals in four minutes against Aston Villa, fights back
to draw 4-4
By JAMES ROBSON
AP Soccer Writer
MANCHESTER, England (AP) --- Manchester United conceded two goals in less than
four minutes against Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday to pile more
pressure on coach Michael Carrick before his team again rallied.
United ended up salvaging a 4-4 draw, needing two goals in second-half added
time to earn a point at Old Trafford.
Villa forward Alysson fired through the legs of United goalkeeper Senne Lammens
from the first attack of the game and striker Nicolas Jackson added a second in
the fourth to spark boos from the home fans.
With the second goal timed at 3 minutes, 42 seconds, it was the earliest United
had ever been 2-0 down in the Premier League.
United supporters had already protested against the owners, the Glazer family
and Jim Ratcliffe, before kickoff, calling on them to sell the club after years
of underachievement.
And the jeers grew louder after Villa's quick-fire start, with fans chanting
"We want Glazers out".
United pulled a goal back from the penalty spot in the 16th, with Bruno
Fernandes converting after Matheus Cunha was brought down in the box by
Boubacar Kamara. And the fightback continued with Youri Tielemans leveling just
before the break to make it 2-2 at halftime.
United also went 2-0 behind to Roma in the Champions League on Tuesday, after
17 minutes, the quickest it had ever been behind by that scoreline in a
European home game. United went on to win 3-2.
Carrick's team was two goals down again in the second half when John McGinn
scored from the penalty spot and Leon Goretzka adding another.
With the game headed into added time, substitutes Joshua Zirkzee and Patrick
Dorgu secured a point.
Carrick went into the match with uncertainty hanging over his position
following United's worst start since the 1986-87 campaign, which led to the
hiring of club icon Alex Ferguson.
United started the game second last in the standings, above bottom-placed
Crystal Palace on goal difference.
Its only league win of the season was against newly promoted Ipswich on Aug. 30.
Villa fans taunted Carrick with chants of "You're getting sacked (fired) in the
morning" and targeted former player Tielemans, singing "You used to play for a
big club".
United is 18th in the standings and in the relegation zone after 10 games.
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