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Aston Villa vs Man United: Coutinho magic is back in the Premier League

Philippe Coutinho came off the bench against Aston Villa vs Man United and grabbed an assist and a goal on his debut. 

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Niladri Biswas
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Philippe Coutinho came off the bench against Aston Villa vs Man United and grabbed an assist and a goal on his debut. 

He replaced Morgan Sanson in the 68th minute and it took just 14 minutes to open his Premier League account. The former Barcelona and Liverpool player fired home past David de Gea to complete a Villa come back from 2-0 down.

Philippe Coutinho after goal - Aston Villa vs Man United - Sportz Point

Philippe Coutinho after goal. Photo- Sky Sports

Aston Villa vs Man United: Rangnick's men failed to keep their lead

Manchester United opened the scoresheet in the 6th through Bruno Fernandes; After the ball slipped into the goal from a horrible judgment from Emiliano Martinez. 

Around the 67th minute mark. Bruno Fernandes again found the net after Fred laid in a beautiful ball after an error from the Villa players.

But Aston Villa never gave up, the entry of Philippe Coutinho proved to be vital; As he created a beautiful chance for Jacob Ramsey and brought the score to 2-1. Just after 4 minutes, the Brazilian International got his share of the goal; To make it 2-2 and gave Gerrard's side a big relief.

Current league standings for both the teams

Manchester United remains in 7th position and is five points behind West Ham United in 4th. On the other hand, Aston Villa is at 13th with 23 points to their name. 

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