Cristiano Ronaldo and Tyrone Mings were caught up in an on-field tussle during Aston Villa's 3-1 win over Manchester United on Sunday.<br /><br />#ronaldomanchesterunited #tyronemings #manchesterunited #astonvilla #premierleague #eriktenhag #cristianoronaldo <br /><br />The two came to blows just before the hour mark during a United attack, when a simple jockey for position turned into a grappling match on the penalty spot.<br /><br />The two were eventually separated by players from both sides before they each received a yellow card, with VAR checking the incident for reds, but no action was taken.<br /><br />With Aston Villa 3-1 up and United youngster Alejandro Garnacho carrying the ball forward on the right, players fought to take up the best position in the penalty areas ahead of a potential cross.<br /><br />Mings and Ronaldo seemed to grab hold of each other simultaneously, with neither player willing to let go.<br /><br />The ball ran out of play but both players continued to tussle, turning their attention to one another, before Mings hit the ground, Ronaldo still attached.<br /><br />Lucas Digne and Douglas Luiz were the first players in to help separate things, before a heated exchange began which saw a melee of players run over.<br /><br />When things calmed down, referee Anthony Taylor showed a card to both players, who were relieved to see it was red rather than yellow, which stood after a VAR check.<br /><br />Villa won the game 3-1 in Unai Emery's first match in charge since taking over from Steven Gerrard, as United slipped to their first league defeat in six games.<br /><br />The Midlands side raced into a 2-0 lead after strikes from Leon Bailey and Digne, but a Jacob Ramsey own goal halved the deficit just before the break.<br /><br />Ramsey though made it 3-1 early in the second half as Villa saw the game out to earn a much-needed three points.<br /><br />Ronaldo captained United despite making his desire to leave the club clear and causing controversy when he refused to come on as a substitute during the Red Devils' win over Tottenham in October.
