Man Utd had a difficult away trip to Aston Villa. Lisandro Martinez's injury somewhat affected the Red Devils' ability to develop the ball from the home field. However, Man Utd still maintained the necessary balance in the midfield against Aston Villa.
On the attack line, the trio Hojlund - Rashford - Garnacho caused many difficulties for the home defenders thanks to their speed and technique. In the 17th minute, from a corner kick by Bruno Fernandes, Harry Maguire had a reasonable header for Hojlund to rush in and finish close to the goal to open the score.
Hojlund shines to help Man Utd beat Aston Villa.
This assist helped Harry Maguire play with much more confidence. The English centre-back continuously blocked many of Aston Villa's attacks and did a good job of distributing the ball from the home field. It was Maguire's good form that helped Man Utd stand firm in the first half. In addition, goalkeeper Andre Onana had at least 3 excellent saves from the opponent's clear scoring opportunities.
In the second half, Man Utd lost the game to their opponents when Luke Shaw left the field due to injury. Coach Erik ten Hag had a difficult time when he only had Lindelof as a full-back on the bench. This player had difficulty taking on the task when he had to face fast players.
In the 67th minute, Bailey passed Lindelof and had a perfect pass for Douglas Luiz to shoot close to the goal to equalize 1-1 for Aston Villa. Conceding the goal, Man Utd players seemed to wake up. They organized many coherent attacks and got what they needed.
In the 86th minute, Diogo Dalot crossed the ball accurately for Scott McTomminay to head in the winning goal, 2-1 for Man Utd. This was the third consecutive win for coach Erik ten Hag and his team in the Premier League and they are only 6 points behind 4th place Tottenham.
Result: Aston Villa 1-2 Man Utd
Score:
Aston Villa: Douglas Luiz (67')
Man Utd: Rasmus Hojlund (17'), McTomminay (86')
Line-up:
Aston Villa: Emilliano Martinez, Cash, Carlos, Lenglet, Moreno, McGinn, Luiz, Kamara, Bailey, Ramsey, Watkins
Man Utd: Onana, Dalot, Varane, Maguire, Shaw, Mainoo, Casemiro, Garnacho, Fernandes, Rashford, Hojlund
Mai Phuong
Source
Comment (0)