Aston Villa were 2-0 up inside four minutes and 4-2 up when the board went up for stoppage time. Somehow, they still left Old Trafford with only a point. Manchester City would have loved one at Forest, where Liam Delap scored twice against his former club and sent them into the international break on a run that hasn’t been seen in the English top flight since 1904/05.
1. United come back from two down, twice
United became the first team in Premier League history to trail by two goals twice in the same match and draw level both times. Joshua Zirkzee and Patrick Dorgu scored in stoppage time to make it 4-4, five days after United overturned another 2-0 deficit to beat Roma 3-2.
2. City go from seven wins to three defeats
A 3-1 defeat at Nottingham Forest made it three straight league losses after seven straight wins. Only one other English top-flight team has opened a season that way. Sheffield Wednesday did it in 1904/05.
3. Arsenal match their best Premier League start
Martin Ødegaard’s winner against Hull City took Arsenal to 27 points from 10 games. That equals the club’s best Premier League return at this stage, set by Mikel Arteta’s side in 2022/23.
4. Eight straight home wins for Arsenal
The 1-0 victory over Hull was Arsenal’s eighth consecutive Premier League home win, a run stretching back to last season. It is their longest since they won 10 on the spin across 2021/22 and 2022/23.
5. Brighton’s last 10 wins all came with clean sheets
Brighton’s 2-0 win over Brentford was their 10th Premier League victory in a row without conceding. The Seagulls have also scored 26 goals this season, a tally no side has bettered.
6. Sunderland make it three in a row against Chelsea
Enzo Le Fée’s penalty sealed a 1-0 win and Sunderland’s third successive league victory over Chelsea. The Black Cats last managed that between 1999 and 2001.
7. Wirtz ends his wait after 21 shots
Florian Wirtz had taken 21 league shots without scoring, more than any other player still waiting for a goal. He opened his account against Crystal Palace, then set up Alexander Isak in Liverpool’s 3-1 win.
8. Emery’s wait at Old Trafford goes on
Even four goals on his 10th visit could not get Unai Emery a win at Old Trafford. Across spells with Valencia, Arsenal, Villarreal and Villa, he has drawn four and lost six there in all competitions.
9. Carrick stays unbeaten against Emery
Michael Carrick has now faced Emery three times as United boss, winning twice and drawing once. The first meeting was Carrick’s first game in charge, a 2-0 Champions League win away to Villarreal in 2021.
10. United hit 30 goals conceded
Villa’s fourth took United to 30 goals conceded in all competitions this season. That is an average of two per game, and six of those goals came across the Roma and Villa matches alone.
