Aston Villa defeated Manchester United 2:1 in the Matchday 17 fixture of the English Premier League, securing a historic achievement for the Birmingham club, Idman.Biz reports.
With this victory, Aston Villa recorded ten consecutive wins in all competitions for the first time since 1914, when the club enjoyed an 11-match winning streak in the top division of English football.
In addition, head coach Unai Emery became the first Aston Villa manager in the last 120 years to register two separate runs of ten consecutive victories with the club.
Before the match against Manchester United, Aston Villa’s winning run included Premier League victories over Bournemouth (4:0), Leeds (2:1), Wolverhampton (1:0), Brighton (4:3), Arsenal (2:1) and West Ham (3:2). In the Europa League, Emery’s team also defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv (2:0), Young Boys (2:1) and Basel (2:1).
