Manchester United drew 1-1 with Aston Villa on Sunday afternoon in a match that grew increasingly chaotic through the second half, with both sides finishing the game in considerable disarray.
Villa carried the greater threat before the break. Ollie Watkins gave them a deserved lead on 41 minutes, finishing with the composure he has shown consistently this season. United offered little in response before the interval and looked short of ideas in the final third.
The second half changed shape rapidly. Casemiro, who had already picked up a booking, collected a second yellow card on 60 minutes and left United to face the final half hour with ten men. Villa should have pressed their advantage more ruthlessly, but Benjamin Sesko pulled United level on 75 minutes with a clinical finish from close range, giving the hosts a foothold they had barely merited.
The closing stages descended into something approaching disorder. Both Sesko and Douglas Luiz were dismissed before the final whistle, and the referee reached for his card repeatedly as discipline collapsed on both sides. United and Villa each ended the match with nine men.
The late red cards for Manuel Ugarte and Harry Maguire in stoppage time compounded what had already been a damaging afternoon for Ruben Amorim's side, who remain without a convincing performance in recent weeks. Villa, for all their first-half authority, will feel they let a winnable contest slip.
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