MANCHESTER UNITED fans fumed as their side got off to a horror start against Aston Villa.
The Midlands side were buoyed by the arrival of new boss Unai Emery, with the Spaniard receiving a rousing pre-match reception from the Villa Park faithful.
Erik ten Hag was immediately given lots to ponderThe Red Devils started sluggishlyAnd home supporters had even more to cheer shortly after the game got underway, with Man United making a wretched start.Villa winger Leon Bailey got Emery off to a flyer by firing his team into the lead after just seven minutes.
And the returning Lucas Digne doubled his side’s advantage with a brilliant free kick just moments later.
Goalkeeper Emi Martinez even performed a bit of first-half showboating with his head.
Red Devils fans online couldn’t believe what they were witnessing.
One wrote: “Restart the match.”;
And a second joked: “Great start lads.”;
While a third pessimistic Twitter user posted: “Game over and weâre only 12 minutes in.”;
In disbelief, a fourth wrote: “Nahh this can’t be.”;
And another added: “Yeah it’s one of those days ffs.”;
Boss Erik ten Hag shuffled his pack somewhat, naming a surprise skipper.
With Bruno Fernandes and Harry Maguire out of the line-up, the Dutchman gave the armband to Cristiano Ronaldo .
The Portuguese forward was made to train alone just last month after refusing to come on as a sub and leaving the 2-0 win over Tottenham early.
Since his club-imposed suspension against Chelsea he has started all four matches, finding the net against FC Sheriff in the Europa League.
Cristiano Ronaldo wore the captain’s armband
