Patrick Dorgu set up one goal and scored another in stoppage time as Manchester United recovered from 4–2 down to draw 4–4 with Aston Villa at Old Trafford on Sunday, 8 November. Dorgu and Joshua Zirkzee had both started on the bench and were on the pitch together for the final comeback, United’s match report records.
Villa went two goals up inside four minutes. Alysson scored from John McGinn’s pass and Nicolas Jackson turned in the rebound when Senne Lammens saved another Alysson attempt. United’s report says it was the earliest the club had gone two goals behind in a Premier League game. Bruno Fernandes pulled one back from the penalty spot in the 16th minute and Youri Tielemans equalised against his former club in the 44th.
Villa had rebuilt their two-goal lead within eight minutes of the restart. McGinn converted a penalty after Alysson was tripped and Leon Goretzka scored his first Premier League goal after a free kick caused confusion in the box. Mason Mount later hit the bar for United from a Fernandes pass.
Zirkzee finally converted Dorgu’s cross two minutes into added time. Four minutes later, Lammens joined the attack for a Fernandes corner and Dorgu headed in. The goal stood after a check for a possible foul on Villa goalkeeper Zion Suzuki, according to United’s account of the closing minutes. Villa extended their unbeaten league run to six games in Unai Emery’s 200th Premier League match, the visiting club’s report notes.
Archival cover photograph: Villa Park at sunset in 2014; not from the current event. Photographer/creator: Ian Rob. Image source and metadata; CC BY-SA 2.0. Image date as recorded by source: 2014-03-15. Source file used without raster edits.
