Pressure still on Man United boss Carrick despite dramatic Villa draw

Manchester United fought back from 2-0 down to secure a dramatic 4-4 draw against Aston Villa, resulting in an 8-goal affair at Old Trafford. The Red Devils were quickly trailing after just three minutes and forty seconds, with Alysson Edward giving Aston Villa the lead in the second minute. Aston Villa doubled their lead within the first four minutes when Nicolas Jackson scored.

Senne Lammens' two mistakes and United's defense being out of sorts allowed the score to stay 0-2 down. Bruno Fernandes equalized for United in the 16th minute, and Youri Tielemans added another goal in the 44th minute. However, United faced a familiar pattern in the second half, dropping to 4-2 down due to errors from Diogo Dalot and Leny Yoro.

The Portuguese defender was responsible for a penalty scored by John McGinn in the 48th minute, and five minutes later, Yoro headed the ball into his own goal from a crossbar, allowing Jackson to feed Leon Goretzka for a 4-2 lead in the 53rd minute. With time running out, substitute Joshua Zirkzee scored a 90+2-minute goal, giving United a lifeline.

Patrick Dorgu headed in a Fernandes corner in the 90+6 minutes to make the score 4-4. United finished the week in the relegation zone, at 18th position. They face the challenge of traveling to Liverpool, their arch-rivals, in their next fixture. Brighton climbed to second place in the Premier League after a 2-0 win against Brentford.

Liverpool bounced back to winning ways by defeating Crystal Palace 3-1, while Chelsea suffered a surprise 1-0 defeat to Sunderland.