"There is simply no stopping this Aston Villa machine, cylinders pumping, exclusively handcrafted by Unai Emery, the manager who reacted to Morgan Rogers' winning goal against Manchester United by launching his jacket into the night sky. Birmingham, are you listening? came the chorus from the home support but this was another victory with wider implications. For now Villa, third and three points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal, are firmly in the title race."
"A frustrating defeat for Ruben Amorim was compounded by his captain, Bruno Fernandes, being forced off through injury at half-time. This was always likely to be a high-octane occasion and within two and a half minutes Cunha sent a rasping first-time effort narrowly wide of Emiliano Martinez's left post. Villa's first opening fell to Ollie Watkins but after chopping inside Leny Yoro his delayed thinking allowed Ayden Heaven to intervene."
Aston Villa produced a 10th straight victory, with Morgan Rogers scoring twice to secure a win over Manchester United and keep Villa firmly in the Premier League title race. Matheus Cunha had earlier equalised, but his goal proved only a consolation. Unai Emery celebrated by throwing his jacket into the night sky after the decisive goal. Bruno Fernandes was forced off injured at half-time, compounding Ruben Amorim's frustration. Emiliano Martinez made key saves to deny Benjamin Sesko and others. Villa created numerous chances through Ollie Watkins, John McGinn and Youri Tielemans, and set-pieces repeatedly tested United's defence.
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