Manchester United won their Premier League clash at Aston Villa (1-2) on Sunday evening, thanks to a new goal from their Scottish midfielder Scott McTominay!
A third victory in a row in the Premier League and Manchester United are once again dreaming of a great end to the season! The Red Devils won the shock of the 24th day of the championship in the lair of Aston Villa (1-2), Sunday, to consolidate their sixth place in the standings and come back to five points behind the formation of Unai Emery, who is 5th. The top 4 is still six points away for the Mancunians…
Erik ten Hag can thank the extraordinary Scotty McTominay, who once again shook the net after coming on, giving his team victory at the end of the match with a header (86th). The Scottish midfielder is his team’s top scorer in the league, with this seventh goal. He also scored once in the Champions League and finished the Euro qualifiers with seven goals with the Tartan Army.
Hojlund doesn’t stop
Before this terrible outcome for Aston Villa, Man United opened the scoring thanks to Rasmus Hojlund after a delivery from Harry Maguire (17th). The Danish center forward is decisive in a fifth game in a row (5 goals, 2 assists). While André Onana repelled numerous attempts, Douglas Luiz equalized from the surface (67th), the Brazilian midfielder also scoring his seventh goal of the year.
Next weekend, United play Luton, north London, while Villa also travel to the capital to take on Fulham. Note that Boubacar Kamara left due to injury an hour into the game, replaced by his compatriot Moussa Diaby (65th). Lucas Digne played the last minutes of the game.