Manchester United couldn't lock a seventh straight Premier League victory as Aston Villa clutched a 1-1 draw although playing 25 minutes with 10 men.
Christian Benteke put Villa in front following 18 minutes at Villa Park, twisting home wonderfully from just inside the range in the wake of getting away from the consideration of Jonny Evans.
Radamel Falcao drags United level after the final round, receiving in behind Ciaran Clark to head past Brad Guzan from Ashley Young's wonderful left wing cross.
Gabriel Agbonlahor was sent off for Villa in the 65th moment, going in hard on his previous partner Young in a 50-50 test and getting the United man on the lower leg.
At the same time Villa hung on for a point, and even had a couple of shots of their own late on through Leandro Bacuna and Benteke.
For all their ownership in the opening 45 minutes, United could just make half risks as Villa's protection worked resolutely to snuff them out.
Gazing to keep toward Chelsea and Manchester City at the highest point of the Premier League, the away side ran with Falcao in advance close by Robin van Persie.
At an early stage, previous Villa midfielder Young's low ball into the crate sidestepped the home safeguard and in addition Van Persie, while the Dutchman's volley from a fine Wayne Rooney slanting pass was spared well by Guzan in the Villa net.
Manor led the pack after Fabian Delph's profound free-kick from the left tumbled to Benteke profound inside the crate. The Belgian shook off United safeguard Evans, bending restricted and after that the other, before his left-footed exertion through a stuffed punishment region left David de Gea vulnerable.
In any case United continued pressing and Falcao, put through by Van Persie inside the punishment region, couldn't get away from the weight of Villa safeguard Jores Okore, seeing his manageable shot fall into the arms of Guzan.
In an a large portion of few chances, Delph saw his exertion blocked well by Evans inside the region while Young, persistently given a lot of time on the ball by Villa right-back Matt Lowton, saw his conveyance amount to nada on various events in the first half.
The match sprung up again in the second-half; first Benteke offloaded to Delph in space, whose exertion was hindered by Evans, before Benteke's climbing header from the ensuing corner was tipped over by De Gea.
At the flip side Guzan did wonderfully well to counteract Van Persie evening out after the Dutchman was put through one-on-one with the American plug, yet United did draw level on 53 minutes.
Youthful got more satisfaction down the left, improving of Lowton to give an immaculate cross to Falcao, who headed again over the goal and past Guzan.
It was the Falcao's second goal for United since joining on credit from Monaco in the mid year, yet no chances came the Colombian's way from there on.
Agonblahor was then released in disputable manner, swinging his leg into a test with Young close to the core ring, with arbitrator Lee Mason considering it to be unsafe play. It was Villa's second red card in as numerous recreations.
United constrained two great spares out of Guzan in the wake of having the additional man, however it was the hosts who kept on pressing.
Substitute Bacuna ran close with a 25-yard exertion which cruised just over De Gea's goal and in harm time Bacuna's low cross into the container sidestepped Charles N'zogbia after United had conferred men forward.
What's more Villa hung on for a believable draw when annihilation looked more probable, while United dropped seven focuses behind second-put Manchester City, who beat Crystal Palace prior on Saturday.
Man of the Match: Jores Okore
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