Topics: Premier League, Aston Villa, Manchester United, Unai Emery, Leon Bailey
The Spanish coach led his new side to stun the Red Devils, bringing to an end a 27-year-old record.

Unai Emery reintroduced himself to Premier League fans by inspiring Aston Villa to an impressive win over Manchester United on Sunday afternoon. The Spanish coach ended the club's 28-year wait for a home win against the Red Devils at Villa Park with a 3-1 win.

Ahead of the encounter, the hosts had not defeated United at home since 1995. However, they did more than enough to set the tone for a triumphant night by taking a commanding lead after just 11 minutes. Leon Bailley broke the deadlock in the seventh minute, sprinting clear of the visitors' defence before powering home a low shot past David de Gea.

Before Eric ten Hag's men could reorganise themselves properly, they were hit with a second - this time a freekick by Lucas Digne - just three minutes later. Things were seemingly on course to turn in favor of the Reds when Luke Shaw's shot deflected off Jacob Ramsey to reduce the deficit to one ahead of the half-time break.

The dream of a remontada was truncated shortly after play resumed in the second half, with Jacob Ramsey scoring Villa's third goal of the night inside the 49th minute. The United players looked stunned by the hosts' fast restart and were unable to register a meaningful effort to get back into the game.

With the result, Unai Emery was able to end Man United's current 23-match unbeaten run away to Aston Villa - the longest such streak in Premier League history. Relatively, the former Arsenal manager is just the fourth manager to win his first Premier League game in charge of a team against Manchester United, after Dave Bassett with Sheffield United (1992), José Mourinho with Chelsea (2004), and Alan Curbishley with West Ham (2006).