Since that win though only Man City (85), Liverpool (84) and Arsenal (81) have picked up more home points than Villa with 74. To date, only European Cup-winning manager Tony Barton (70%, won 37/53) has a better home win percentage than Emery (66%, won 23/35).

Ben Parkinson opened the scoring for the young Magpies inside five minutes at the Bodymoor Heath Training Ground, netting his fourth goal in his last five away matches at under-21 level, before Ben

Manchester United’s decision-makers are scheduled to meet in London within 48 hours of Sunday’s Premier League match away at Aston Villa as the scrutiny continues to grow on manager Erik ten Hag. United’s executive committee have a long-standing meeting in the diary for Tuesday,