The former Arsenal manager, who newly took over from sacked Steve Gerrard, led Villa to their first home victory against United since 1995.
Real Madrid sit top of the table on nine points, level with Real Betis. Barcelona and Villarreal are right behind on seven points.
The 2022/23 LaLiga Santander season has kicked off with some of the biggest stars in world football.
FC Barcelona’s season ended with a whimper as Villarreal sealed a 2-0 LaLiga win at Camp Nou on Sunday.
Liverpool now progress to yet another cup final this season having already won the League Cup earlier in the year and booked a place at Wembley for the FA Cup final.
Liverpool wore down Villareal 2-0 in a UEFA Champions League semi-final first-leg tie on Wednesday to keep their bid for four titles alive.
“It doesn’t matter to me, people should write what they want,” he said when asked how he deals with it. “I can’t understand it.”
“It is unbelievable. We were dead until the goal we scored,” Modric said. “In this competition, experience helps.”
In the 65th minute, Andros Townsend fired in an equaliser for Everton, forcing United to share points.
A 94th-minute goal by Ronaldo helped United grab a crucial home win against Villareal Wednesday night in the Champions League.