Man Utd 4-4 Aston Villa: Dorgu’s 96th-minute rescue
Manchester United scored twice in second-half stoppage time to salvage a remarkable 4-4 draw against Aston Villa at Old Trafford on Sunday, November 8, 2026 — but the point still leaves Michael Carrick’s side in the Premier League relegation zone heading into the international break.
Joshua Zirkzee pulled one back in the 92nd minute before substitute Patrick Dorgu headed home a corner in the 96th minute to complete one of the most dramatic comebacks in recent Premier League history. United had trailed 4-2 with seconds of normal time remaining.
Villa stunned Old Trafford twice inside four minutes
Aston Villa made a dream start, scoring twice inside the opening four minutes — the quickest Manchester United have ever gone 2-0 down in a Premier League match. Alysson opened the scoring in the first minute and Nicolas Jackson doubled the lead in the fourth, with goalkeeper Senne Lammens at fault for both goals.
United hit back before half-time. Bruno Fernandes converted a 16th-minute penalty after Boubacar Kamara brought down Matheus Cunha, and Youri Tielemans — facing his former club — fired in the equaliser a minute before the break to make it 2-2.
Villa restore two-goal lead after the restart
Villa struck twice again early in the second half. Captain John McGinn converted a penalty in the 48th minute after Diogo Dalot fouled Alysson, and Leon Goretzka tapped in his first Villa goal in the 53rd minute after a defensive error from Leny Yoro to make it 4-2.
The visitors looked set for a famous win on the day manager Unai Emery took charge of his 200th Premier League match. Villa had scored four goals in a match against Manchester United for the first time since November 1963.
Stoppage-time drama saves Carrick — for now
With United heading for defeat, substitutes Zirkzee and Dorgu changed the game. Dorgu set up Zirkzee to make it 4-3 in the second minute of stoppage time, then the Danish full-back himself headed home from a corner in the 96th minute after Villa goalkeeper Zion Suzuki failed to deal with the delivery.
The result means United are still without a win in eight Premier League games — equalling their worst-ever run without a victory in the competition — and sit 18th in the table on eight points from 10 matches, one point from safety. It is their lowest position 10 games into a top-flight season since 1986-87.
Villa, meanwhile, were denied all three points by late heartbreak despite a superb attacking display. The draw leaves both sides with plenty to ponder during the two-week international break: United play next at Liverpool on November 22, while Villa host Sunderland on November 21.
Related reading: Liverpool’s 3-1 win over Crystal Palace and Sunderland’s 1-0 victory over Chelsea in the same Premier League weekend are covered in our matchday round-up (https://ntmnews.online/?p=4223), while Real Madrid’s 3-0 win over Valencia kept the La Liga title race tight (https://ntmnews.online/?p=4138).
Sources: Sporting News, Opta Analyst, Aston Villa FC (avfc.co.uk), TNT Sports, Vanguard, USA Today — November 8, 2026.