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This has never happened to Manchester United before! Red Devils suffer a historically dreadful nightmare start

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Manchester United made the worst start to a Premier League match in their history against Aston Villa on Sunday.

In the first minute, Alysson put Villa ahead against the crisis-hit Red Devils. Shortly afterwards, former Bayern Munich striker Nicolas Jackson pounced on a rebound to score from close range and make it 2-0 to the visitors.

United were 2-0 down after exactly 3 minutes and 40 seconds, the earliest they have ever fallen two goals behind in a Premier League match.

Will Manchester United slip into a relegation place?

At Old Trafford, another defeat would send under-pressure manager Michael Carrick's side down to 19th and into a relegation place.

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Last Tuesday, United overturned a 2-0 deficit to beat AS Roma 3-2 in the Champions League. Bruno Fernandes then converted a penalty in the 16th minute to cut the deficit to 2-1.

Another defeat would probably make Carrick's dismissal inevitable. The 45-year-old has been on the brink of losing his job for weeks, and former Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann was at one point mentioned as a potential successor. United are now said to have other candidates in mind, however.

German and European football correspondent

Editor GOAL DE / SPOX

📝 Bio: Grew up near beautiful Trier, the oldest city in Germany. After studying German studies, I did an internship at GOAL and performed well enough to later do my traineeship in Munich. Since 2017, I’ve been working as an editor at GOAL and SPOX.

⚽ How I got into football:

As far as I can remember, young Lars Ricken in the mid-90s was the first hero of my childhood. Germany winning the 1996 European Championship, the first major tournament I consciously followed, cemented my love for football ever since.

🎯 Main focus in my work:

Researching and writing news (especially transfer news)

Delegating SEO articles

🌟 My favorite football moments:

Oliver Bierhoff’s Golden Goal in the 1996 Euro Final, Mario Götze’s winning goal in the 2014 World Cup Final. And less obvious but just as meaningful: Experiencing at age seven in the stadium how our Trier Eintracht knocked out the reigning UEFA Cup winners Schalke and the reigning Champions League winners Borussia Dortmund in the DFB-Pokal.

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