Game #5610
Aston Villa
Saturday, 15 January 2022
Drew
13th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
Premier League
Attendance: 41,968
Manchester United
Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-2
Manchester United
Assist(s) | Philippe Coutinho | 77’ | Jacob Ramsey | 82’ |
MATCH SUMMARY
Two mistakes, two goals down, another strong performance wasted... or is it... Villa deliver a comeback of Manchester United proportions.
KEY MAN
Philippe Coutinho inspires Villa to a stunning comeback on debut as Jacob Ramsey matches the celebrated Brazilian step to by step.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 15 January 2022
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Lucas Digne
🥅 | 6’ Goal, 0-1, (Manchester United), Bruno Fernandes
🟨 | 27’ Booking, Lucas Digne, Bad foul
⏱️ | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Manchester United
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Ezri Konsa, Sub on, Kortney Hause
🥅 | 67’ Goal, 0-2, (Manchester United), Bruno Fernandes
🔁 | 68’ Sub off, Morgan Sanson, Sub on, Philippe Coutinho 🟢
🔁 | 76’ Sub off, Danny Ings, Sub on, Carney Chukwuemeka
⚽ | 77’ Goal, 1-2, Jacob Ramsey, Assist by Philippe Coutinho
⚽ | 82’ Goal, 2-2, Philippe Coutinho, Assist by Jacob Ramsey
⏱️ | FT Aston Villa 2-2 Manchester United
ON THIS DAY
Steven Gerrard marks his tenth game in charge of Villa with a second successive match against Manchester United.
Villa’s most expensive starting line up of the season (£209.86m) costs less than Manchester United’s 8 man bench that includes two free goalkeepers (£247.53m) as the opposition squad arrives at Villa Park with a value of £520.86m compared to Villa’s £226.35m.
Matty Cash makes his 50th appearance since joining the club in September 2020.
Emiliano Buendía makes his 20th appearance since arriving from Norwich in June 2021.
Morgan Sanson makes his 15th appearance for the club since arriving in January 2021 and only his sixth start.
Now 18 year old Carney Chukwuemeka makes his 10th appearance for Villa.
Lucas Digne, 28, makes his Villa debut after his arrival from Everton for a fee of £27,000,000 on Tuesday.
Philippe Coutinho, 29, makes a goalscoring Villa debut as a 68’ substitute after joining on loan from Barcelona creating Jacob Ramsey's goal for good measure before the young Brummie returned the favour.
Jed Steer makes his 120th appearance as an unused substitute since 2013.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Manchester United
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 2016-17
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester United
Previous 5 vs. United: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 2021-22 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #10 |
Saturday, 16 January 2022
Attendance | 41,968 |
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Steven Gerrard | 🏴 | Merseyside, 2021-2022
Referee: David Coote | 🏴 | Nottinghamshire, 2010-
Kick off: 5.30pm
Half Time Score: 🟥 0-1
Full Time Result: 🟨 Drew
Full Time Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Steven Gerrard | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 10 | 🟩 | 4 🟨 | 1 🟥 5 | 1.30
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Coote | 🏴 | Nottinghamshire, 2010-
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 14 Dec 21, Villa 2-0 Norwich (a)
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
Assistants: Gary Beswick, Nick Hopton.
Fourth official: Chris Kavanagh.
VAR: Mike Dean.
Assistant VAR: Dan Robathan.
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
🟨
Manchester United
🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Steven Gerrard hands Lucas Digne his debut in place of the benched Matt Targett as Morgan Sanson comes into midfield in place of the suspended John McGinn.
Philippe Coutinho is named in his first squad to take his place on the bench as Kaine Kesler Hayden makes a welcome return to the squad following his loan spell at Swindon, whilst Ashley Young has recovered from his broken toe to return after three games out,
Bertrand Traoré and Trézéguet remain absent on AFCON duty whilst Anwar El Ghazi is no longer with the club.
Jaden Philogene-Bidace drops out but Villa’s under 23s are well represented with Tim Iroegbunam, Carney Chukwuemeka, Cameron Archer and Kesler Hayden in on the bench.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age: 26.24
Oldest Player: F Danny Ings | 🏴 | 29.86 |
Youngest Player: M Jacob Ramsey | 🏴 | 20.65 |
MANAGER
Steven Gerrard | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Emiliano Martínez | 🇦🇷 |
LB Lucas Digne | 🇫🇷 | 🟢 |
CB Ezri Konsa | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Tyrone Mings | 🏴 |
RB Matty Cash | 🏴 🇵🇱 |
M Douglas Luiz | 🇧🇷 |
M Morgan Sanson | 🇫🇷 | 🔁 |
M Jacob Ramsey | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
W Emiliano Buendía | 🇦🇷 |
CF Ollie Watkins | 🏴 |
F Danny Ings | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Ralf Rangnick | 🇩🇪 |
Manchester United
GK David de Gea | 🇪🇸 |
RB Diogo Dalot | 🇵🇹 |
CB Victor Lindelöf | 🇸🇪 |
CB Raphaël Varane | 🇫🇷 |
LB Alex Telles | 🇧🇷 |
M Fred | 🇧🇷 |
M Nemanja Matic | 🇷🇸 | 🟨 |
M Bruno Fernandes | 🇵🇹 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🟨 | 🔁 |
W Anthony Elanga | 🇸🇪 | 🔁 |
F Mason Greenwood | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Edinson Cavani | 🇺🇾 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Kortney Hause | 🏴 | for CB Ezri Konsa | 🏴 | 46’ |
🔁 | M Philippe Coutinho | 🇧🇷 | 🟢 | 🔥 | ⚽ | for M Morgan Sanson | 🇫🇷 | 68’ |
🔁 | M Carney Chukwuemeka | 🏴 | for F Danny Ings | 🏴 | 76’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Donny van de Beek | 🇳🇱 | for F Mason Greenwood | 🏴 | 89’ |
🔁 | W Jadon Sancho | 🏴 | for W Anthony Elanga | 🇸🇪 | 78’ |
🔁 | M Jesse Lingard | 🏴 | for M Bruno Fernandes | 🇵🇹 | 89’ |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Jed Steer | 🏴 |
LB Matt Targett | 🏴 |
RB Kaine Kesler Hayden | 🏴 |
M Tim Iroegbunam | 🏴 |
RB Ashley Young | 🏴 |
CF Cameron Archer | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Tom Heaton (ex) | 🏴 |
GK Dean Henderson | 🏴 |
CB Phil Jones | 🏴 |
CB Harry Maguire | 🏴 |
M Juan Mata | 🇪🇸 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI Cost: £209.86m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/11
Homegrown: 1/11
Subs Cost: £3.06m
Team Cost: £212.92m
Squad Cost: £226.35m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/20
Homegrown: 5/20
MATCHDAY SQUAD
GK Emiliano Martínez | 🇦🇷 | £19.58m |
GK Jed Steer | 🏴 | £0.49m |
LB Lucas Digne | 🇫🇷 | £27.00m |
RB Matty Cash | 🏴 🇵🇱 | £14.18m |
LB Matt Targett | 🏴 | £14.04m |
RB Kaine Kesler Hayden | 🏴 | Youth |
RB Ashley Young | 🏴 | Free |
CB Tyrone Mings | 🏴 | £20.60m |
CB Ezri Konsa | 🏴 | £11.97m |
CB Kortney Hause | 🏴 | £2.70m |
M Douglas Luiz | 🇧🇷 | £15.12m |
M Morgan Sanson | 🇫🇷 | £14.22m |
M Jacob Ramsey | 🏴 | Youth |
M Carney Chukwuemeka | 🏴 | Youth |
M Tim Iroegbunam | 🏴 | Free |
M Philippe Coutinho | 🇧🇷 | Loan |
W Emiliano Buendía | 🇦🇷 | £34.56m |
F Danny Ings | 🏴 | £31.59m |
CF Ollie Watkins | 🏴 | £27.72m |
CF Cameron Archer | 🏴 | Youth |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI Cost: £273.33m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 1/11
Homegrown: 2/11
Subs Cost: £111.60m
Team Cost: £384.93m
Squad Cost: £520.86m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/20
Homegrown: 4/20
MATCHDAY SQUAD
GK David de Gea | 🇪🇸 | £22.50m |
GK Dean Henderson | 🏴 | Youth |
GK Tom Heaton (ex) | 🏴 | Free |
RB Diogo Dalot | 🇵🇹 | £19.80m |
LB Alex Telles | 🇧🇷 | £13.50m |
CB Harry Maguire | 🏴 | £78.30m |
CB Raphaël Varane | 🇫🇷 | £36.00m |
CB Victor Lindelöf | 🇸🇪 | £31.50m |
CB Phil Jones | 🏴 | £17.37m |
M Bruno Fernandes | 🇵🇹 | £56.70m |
M Fred | 🇧🇷 | £53.10m |
M Juan Mata | 🇪🇸 | £40.26m |
M Nemanja Matic | 🇷🇸 | £40.23m |
M Donny van de Beek 🇳🇱 | £35.10m |
M Jesse Lingard 🏴 | Youth |
W Jadon Sancho 🏴 | £76.50m |
W Anthony Elanga | 🇸🇪 | Youth |
F Mason Greenwood | 🏴 | Youth |
CF Edinson Cavani | 🇺🇾 | Free |
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
W Leon Bailey | 🇯🇲 | Thigh
Marvelous Nakamba | 🇿🇼 | Knee
W Jaden Philogene-Bidace | 🏴 | Pelvis
Suspension | 1 |
M John McGinn | 🏴 |
Out On Loan | 7 |
M Conor Hourihane | 🇮🇪 | Sheffield United
RB Frédéric Guilbert | 🇫🇷 | Strasbourg
CF Keinan Davis | 🏴 | Forest
CF Wesley | 🇧🇷 | Internacional
W Anwar El Ghazi | 🇳🇱 | Everton
M Aaron Ramsey | 🏴 | Cheltenham
CF Caleb Chukwuemeka | 🏴 | Livingston
International Duty | 2 |
W Trézéguet | 🇪🇬 |
W Bertrand Traoré | 🇧🇫 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 LB Lucas Digne | 🇫🇷 |
🟢 M Philippe Coutinho | 🇧🇷 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 GK Jed Steer | 🏴 | Final Squad Appearance
MATCH STATS
Possession F | 55%
Possession A | 45%
Shots F | 13
Shots A | 13
Shots on Target F | 9
Shots on Target A | 6
Corners F | 3
Corners A | 6
Fouls F | 8
Fouls A | 13
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
“I missed these games and the Premier League. I’m very happy to be here with my new teammates.
“It was a good start, we kept believing until the end, but we didn’t lose.
“I don’t speak English very well, I prefer to be on the pitch than talking all the time.
“I’m happy, it was the first game and I want to work hard to improve and be in better shape.”
“I’m here and I’m focussed on the objectives of the club and the manager and I want to a good job to help my teammates and the club.”
Philippe Coutinho.
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“I think I’ve scored three goals in the Prem, and both of [the first two] were away.
“I said to myself the next one had to be at home.
“I had the one disallowed against Leicester but I’m happy to get my first Villa Park goal.”
“The Holte End singing your name: coming through the academy, that is what dreams are made of.”
Jacob Ramsey.
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“We were very positive in all the preparation work we did.
“We should have taken confidence from Monday [FA Cup defeat at Old Trafford] but we didn’t start the game in the right place and were second best for 25 minutes.
“The first goal was coming because we didn’t look right in that time. We improved slightly but certainly deserved to be trailing at the break. I had to tell a few home truths and the reaction was fantastic.
“We conceded against the run of play but didn’t feel sorry for ourselves, we continued to show character and believe.
“I’ve got no problem with people making mistakes because they are making mistakes trying to do the right things, but what I can’t accept is the first 25 minutes and how we played.”
“[The comeback] came off the back of us rolling our sleeves up and committing to the game, being aggressive, winning duels, being positive and playing on the front foot.
“The two goals we scored were fantastic. The substitutions really brought something to the game, but second half, I thought JJ was outstanding.
“He really showed why a lot of people are talking about him right now.
“At 2-0 down, a young kid, a homegrown lad to go and take the game by the scruff of the neck was really pleasing.
“When we went two down in the second half we had a choice whether to feel sorry for ourselves and go under or carry on believing.
“Phil [Coutinho] gave me exactly what I wanted from the bench. It is only a matter of time before he is better.
“There is still room for him to get fitter and stronger.”
Steven Gerrard.
*BBC Sport*
Saturday, 15 January 2022
**Philippe Coutinho scored a late equaliser on his Aston Villa debut as Steven Gerrard’s side fought back from two goals down to draw a pulsating Premier League duel with Manchester United at Villa Park.**
Coutinho was just about to be introduced by Villa boss Gerrard midway through the second half when Bruno Fernandes slammed home his second goal of the game off the underside of the bar.
But the Brazilian proved the catalyst for a memorable response.
First he drove at the United defence, helping to create the space which Jacob Ramsey exploited to halve the deficit.
Then Ramsey slid over an excellent cross from the left which Raphael Varane was unable to intercept as he slid back, leaving Coutinho to finish into an empty net.
The goal brought celebrations at both ends of the pitch as Emiliano Martinez also went into the crowd in relief - it was the Argentine’s horrible sixth-minute error that had gifted Fernandes the visitors’ opener.
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Coutinho the catalyst
Given his background - with Liverpool, Barcelona and Bayern Munich - Coutinho is a bold loan signing by Villa, and underlines the pedigree of the man they appointed as manager in November.
Gerrard is not at Villa to learn how to avoid relegation.
His demands remain as high as they were as a player and Coutinho’s arrival is an example of that.
Villa are a better team since Gerrard’s arrival and, after a sluggish start against opponents they dominated but lost to in the FA Cup five days ago, they grew into the game.
The club’s other newboy, Lucas Digne, was among those denied by United keeper David de Gea at the end of the first half - in unorthodox fashion, with his knees.
Ollie Watkins did not really test the Spain keeper when Villa broke after Edinson Cavani lost possession in his own half. However, Emi Buendia certainly did with a near-post header. Rooted to his line, De Gea’s reactions were up to the job as he beat Buendia’s effort away.
When De Gea produced more saves after half-time to deny Ramsey and Digne again, it appeared the image of the night for Villa would be midfielder Morgan Sanson kicking a drinks bottle in fury after his error in gifting Fred possession to set up Fernandes for the visitors’ second had been followed immediately by his substitution.
However, as it was the prelude to Coutinho’s arrival, it was the moment that changed the course of the game - and the acclaim for the Brazilian at the final whistle indicated Villa’s fans are already firmly behind him.
### United display usual failings
This was another frustrating experience for United’s interim boss Ralf Rangnick who is trying, so far without success, to find a way for his team to get control of games and find the balance between defence and attack.
United could not have been given more of a gift to get their noses in front as Martinez appeared to be distracted by an off-the-ball run from Cavani and dropped what should have been a routine save from Fernandes 20-yard shot through his legs and into his net.
Yet, as was so often the case under predecessor Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, a bright start gave way to difficulties.
With Cristiano Ronaldo among the absentees, Rangnick went for a bold alternative in 19-year-old Swede Anthony Elanga.
The move worked to an extent but as United came under increasing pressure, their attacking threat was reduced to periodic counters.
Fernandes’ second - the first time he has scored more than one in a game since his opening-day hat-trick against Leeds - should have sealed victory. But they lacked the nous to see out the game and instead were pulled around far too easily.
After starting with back-to-back league wins, Rangnick has now seen his side muster five points from four games and they remain seventh, worryingly still a point behind a Tottenham side Antonio Conte is clearly not happy with, but who also have two games in hand on United.