A house of horrors in Manchester. Just when you think things cannot get any worse or more terrifying, along come the Red Devils to prove you wrong. As if it were not bad enough that, for the first time in 40 years, they found themselves in the relegation zone, after 10 rounds of the Premier League and their clash with Aston Villa, they provided yet more moments for others to mock and gloat over. In the end, they did not lose to Villa despite trailing by two goals on two separate occasions, but after such an embarrassing evening in Manchester, a club with the fewest wins in the Premier League since the start of the season has no business celebrating a point – 4–4.The Manchester United supporters are making their feelings known 🎥 https://t.co/3YTVra3Ol0— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) November 8, 2026 The central question surrounding a match in which eight goals were scored not because of perfect football, but because of a whole host of serious mistakes on both sides, is how Manchester United allowed Unai Emery’s team to take a 2–0 lead within the first three minutes and 40 seconds of the match. Perhaps an even bigger question is how, having already fought back to make it 2–2 by half-time, they conceded two more goals in the opening seven minutes and 15 seconds of the second half! Who is responsible for the fact that, after 10 rounds, United had managed just one league victory? The blame cannot lie exclusively with manager Michael Carrick, whose trust in the club’s board was betrayed in the summer transfer window after they had rewarded him with a two-year contract following his outstanding spring in 2026.Who cares about team trophies anymore – JJ Gabriel admits his dream is winning Ballon d'Or!?The fans at Old Trafford have made their feelings clear with a banner declaring that they do not want a new stadium, but new owners. They have had enough of the Glazers, while yellow and green balloons took flight at the Theatre of Dreams, an allusion to better times before the brothers took over the club (even though there were both English and European titles won towards the end of the Ferguson era). The players also bear a great deal of responsibility for everything happening at United, as their quality falls short of what is expected of one of England’s two biggest clubs. Diogo Dalot was completely lost, arriving late for Villa’s opener before giving away a penalty early in the second half. Leny Yoro, with a horrific intervention, hit his own crossbar and helped Villa, thanks to Leon Goretzka, restore their two-goal advantage at 4–2 in the 53rd minute.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Yes, United have plenty of players capable of causing serious damage to their opponents, but they also have no shortage of individuals who end up shooting themselves in the foot. And so United conceded a two-goal deficit earlier than ever before in their Premier League history… And so United will spend at least 15 days in the relegation zone. There will be talk of the Red Devils becoming the first team in Premier League history to come back from two goals down twice in the same match. However, they owe more thanks for that to the hapless Zion Suzuki, who has now conceded goals following corners through terrible reactions for the second consecutive match. Carrick’s substitutions paid off. Patrick Dorgu set up Joshua Zirkzee's goal at the start of stoppage time, before finding the net himself to become the hero. If heroes can even exist in a moment, atmosphere and state of despair such as this. United allowed Villa's bit-part player Alisson, a young man signed from Grêmio for 10 million euros last winter, to strut his stuff at the Theatre of Dreams. They allowed the Brazilian to score the opening goal after just 59 seconds, and then to put the defence under pressure and force an error from Senne Lammens, which Nicolas Jackson capitalised on to make it 2–0.Manchester under grey skies: Ferguson celebration overshadowed by protestsAfter their comeback against Roma, Bruno Fernandes ended a second consecutive match with a goal and an assist, but that is scant consolation for United. The captain set them on the road to recovery in the 16th minute with a penalty, before Youri Tielemans equalised towards the end of the first half with his first goal since joining from Villa last summer. But, as we have already said, United quickly threw away everything they had built at the start of the second half. Bruno did set up the goal that earned them a consolation point, but it is scant comfort. Winning matches is difficult when you concede close to three goals per game on average.PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 10FridayEverton – Coventry 3-1 (0-0)/Barry 56, 61, Dewsbury-Hall 81 – Gboho 52/SaturdayLeeds – Tottenham 1-0 (0-0)/Okafor 79/Arsenal – Hull 1-0 (0-0)/Odegaard 72/Fulham – Newcastle 1-1 (0-0)/Muniz 83 – Murphy 80/Nottingham Forest – Manchester City 3-1 (2-0)/Cunha 6, Delap 18, 73 – Cherki 52/SundayBrighton – Brentford 2-0 (2-0)/Gomez 15, Gross 42 (p)/Crystal Palace – Liverpool 1-3 (0-1)/Nketiah 90+5 (p) – Mac Allister 40, Wirtz 54, Isak 89/Sunderland – Chelsea 1-0 (1-0)/Le Fee 36(p)/Manchester United – Aston Villa 4-4 (2-2)/Fernands 16(p), Tielemans 44, Zirkzee 90+2, Dorgu 90+6 – Alysson 1, Jackson 4, McGinn 48(p), Goretzka 53/