Rasmus Højlund is riding his cloud and has no intention of leaving it. In sparkling form in recent weeks (4 goals and 2 assists in his last 4 Premier League matches), the Danish striker further improved his statistical record this Sunday against Aston Villa (1-2). Scorer from the 17th minute of play from a corner (0-1), the former Atalanta Bergamo player delivered an XXL performance beyond his goal. However, it was long believed that it would be insufficient to see his team win.
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In the second half, Douglas Luiz, also in the form of his life currently, had in fact reduced the gap after a game of billiards (1-1, 67th). A draw then seemed to be taking shape, before the supersub and unsuspected Scott McTominay entered the scene at the end of the match. On a cross from Diogo Dalot, the Scotsman gave his team victory (86th, 1-2) with a destructive header to extinguish Villa Park. A major success, which allows Manchester United (41 points) to trail Newcastle by five points. Aston Villa remains 5th in the standings, and still maintains a comfortable cushion of 5 points over their evening opponent.
