Aston Villa aim cheeky dig at Manchester United with post after making it 10 wins in a row

Bhargav
Aston Villa beat Manchester United 2-1 at home in the Premier League on Sunday - both pics GETTY
Aston Villa beat Manchester United 2-1 at home in the Premier League on Sunday - both pics GETTY

Aston Villa took a cheeky dig at Manchester United following their 2-1 Premier League home win over the Red Devils on Sunday (December 21). The victory was Villa's 10th in a row across competitions, their best run in more than a century.

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Against a depleted United side bereft of multiple key players, the Villans opened the scoring through Morgan Rogers on the cusp of half-time. Matheus Cunha equalised three minutes later to make it all-square at the break.

Rogers, though, struck again, making it seven straight Premier League wins for Emery's side, keeping them within three points off leaders Arsenal (39) after 17 games. Following the victory, Villa tweeted:

"That united fan could've had two haircuts"
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Without the likes of Matthijs de Ligt, Harry Maguire and Bryan Mbuemo and others owing to injury, suspension or international duty, United saw Bruno Fernandes hobble off at half-time, while Kobbie Mainoo didn't play due to a calf issue.

Following the defeat at Villa Park - their second in 27 league visits - Ruben Amorim's side have won twice in eight Premier League games, losing twice, dropping to seventh in the standings, a whopping 13 points off leaders Arsenal.

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What's next for Manchester United?

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim looks on.
Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim looks on.

Manchester United have little time to dwell on the defeat at Aston Villa, as they prepare to host Newcastle United on Boxing Day on Friday (December 26) in the Premier League. The Magpies (23) are three points and four places behind the Red Devils.

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Overall, the Red Devils have a healthy 92-48 overall head-to-head lead over Newcastle, but the Magpies have dominated recent meetings, winning five of the last six clashes, including the last two, losing one.

United lost this fixture 2-0 at Old Trafford in December last year, having beaten Newcastle 3-2 at home in the league in May earlier that year. Alexander Isak - now at Liverpool - and Joelinton struck inside 19 minutes at the home of United to sink the hosts.

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