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Pre-season friendly: Manchester United v Aston Villa 23 July 2022

Pre-season friendly: Manchester United v Aston Villa 23 July 2022

Manchester United's winning streak in pre-season came to an end after they let a two-goal  lead slip to draw 2-2 with Aston Villa on Saturday.

Man United were still without Cristiano Ronaldo while new signings Christian Eriksen and Lisandro Martinez were also yet to feature, as Erik ten Hag made only two changes, with Luke Shaw and Donny van de Beek recalled.

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The Red Devils had a bright start as Harry Maguire came close to finding the opener with a thumping header that was parried away by goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez after a corner by Shaw.

Jadon Sancho eventually broke the deadlock for Ten Hag's charges in the 25th minute with a tidy volley unmarked at the back post after a cross by Shaw.

Villa advanced in numbers after that and the rain started pouring, as Man United pounced on a counter-attack just before the half-time break after Matty Cash scored an own goal trying to clear Sancho's square pass towards Marcus Rashford.

Steven Gerrard made a number of changes at half-time, that included Leon Bailey, who replaced Danny Ings for fresh legs upfront and Bailey had an immediate impact, as he pulled goal back early in the second stanza with a strike from outside the box.

The game opened up, as the Red Devils almost restored their two-goal lead just before the hour-mark after Ezri Konsa swept Sancho's cross towards his own goal but substitute goalkeeper Robin Olsen made a quick save with his legs.

Villa also had a chance on a counter-attack five minutes later after Bailey went through on goal on the blindside but his close-range strike was blocked off the line by Harry Maguire.

Ten Hag replaced ten players at once in the last 23 minutes, as the likes of Sancho, Fernandes and Rashford made way and the game lacked goal-scoring opportunities after that.

However, Calum Chambers snatched the equaliser for Villa in stoppage time with a close-range header from a cross by Bailey, as United's winning streak in the pre-season tour of Thailand and Australia came to a halt.

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