MANCHESTER UNITED fans fumed as their side got off to a horror start against Aston Villa.
The Midlands side were buoyed by the arrival of new boss Unai Emery, with the Spaniard receiving a rousing pre-match reception from the Villa Park faithful.
And home supporters had even more to cheer shortly after the game got underway, with Man United making a wretched start.
Villa winger Leon Bailey got Emery off to a flyer by firing his team into the lead after just seven minutes.
And the returning Lucas Digne doubled his side’s advantage with a brilliant free kick just moments later.
Goalkeeper Emi Martinez even performed a bit of first-half showboating with his head.
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Red Devils fans online couldn’t believe what they were witnessing.
One wrote: “Restart the match.”
And a second joked: “Great start lads.”
While a third pessimistic Twitter user posted: “Game over and we’re only 12 minutes in.”
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In disbelief, a fourth wrote: “Nahh this can’t be.”
And another added: “Yeah it’s one of those days ffs.”
Boss Erik ten Hag shuffled his pack somewhat, naming a surprise skipper.
With Bruno Fernandes and Harry Maguire out of the line-up, the Dutchman gave the armband to Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Portuguese forward was made to train alone just last month after refusing to come on as a sub and leaving the 2-0 win over Tottenham early.
Since his club-imposed suspension against Chelsea he has started all four matches, finding the net against FC Sheriff in the Europa League.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
