Having fallen slightly off the pace in the Premier League title race, Aston Villa seek to revert to old ways when Burnley head to Villa Park for Saturday's clash of the clarets.
Unai Emery's men let a two-goal lead slip in a captivating 3-2 loss to Manchester United in midweek, while Vincent Kompany's men were seen off 2-0 by Liverpool on Boxing Day.
However, a second-half brace from Alejandro Garnacho unexpectedly clawed Man United back into the contest, and having taken advantage of their hosts' set-piece frailties in the opening 45, Villa were undone by a late corner, where Rasmus Hojlund finally opened his Premier League account with a controlled volley.
As the ecstatic Scandinavian wheeled away in uncontrolled celebrations, Villa were left to bemoan an excruciating collapse as their 10-game unbeaten run in all tournaments came to an end, thus denying them the chance to rise above Arsenal into second place in the table.
Emery's side could now find themselves four points adrift of the Spaniard's erstwhile employers if the Gunners get the better of West Ham United on Thursday evening, and the hosts are out for two slices of redemption at Villa Park, where Sheffield United broke their astonishing 15-game Premier League winning run just before Christmas.
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