Watch Man Utd get gifted goal as Emi Martinez lets ball spill through legs from Bruno Fernandes shot in huge Villa gaffe

ASTON VILLA keeper Emi Martinez made a HORROR mistake to give Manchester United the lead in their Premier League clash.

The Argentine shot-stopper was caught out by the Red Devils' quick free-kick as it was played short to Bruno Fernandes who decided to take the shot on from distance.

It seemed to be heading straight down the throat of Martinez but as he attempted to gather the effort he ended up embarrassingly spilling the ball into his own goal.

The keeper immediately got back to his feet and tried to make a case to the referee that Edinson Cavani had blocked his line of vision.

But the Uruguayan was onside anyway, so there was nothing for the VAR to scrutinise about the goal.

Martinez's error also came after he left Man Utd fans fuming in the reverse fixture at Old Trafford in September when he celebrated Fernandes' penalty miss in front of the home crowd during Villa's 1-0 win over the Red Devils.

Things got worse for Martinez in the second half when Fernandes added a second with a smart finish after another defensive blunder.

It looked as if the former Arsenal keeper's mistake was going to prove costly until boss Steven Gerrard shuffled his pack, introducing new signing Philippe Coutinho for his debut.

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The ex-Liverpool man played a smart one-two before Jacob Ramsey glided in to give Villa a glimmer of hope.

Then Coutinho completed another smart move with a tap-in after Ramsey's square pass to send Villa park into raptures.

It comes after Rangnick's side suffered a 1-0 defeat to Wolves last time out in the Premier League.

United remain in seventh place, five points off a top four spot.

And Rangnick made some difficult selection decisions ahead of the draw with Villa as he left both Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcus Rashford out of the squad.

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