Manchester United made an incredible comeback to defeat Aston Villa by 3 – 2 in their post-Christmas game today
Manchester United invited Aston Villa to Old Trafford in their post-Christmas today. The Red Devils lost to West Ham United last Friday, 22 Dec, and are looking forward to winning against Aston Villa today. Manchester United’s win will get them 31 points and move them from the eighth to the sixth position, and a win for Aston Villa will get them 42 points and move them to the second position.
In the 21st minute, John McGinn broke the deadlock to put Aston Villa in front. Five minutes after the first goal, Clément Lenglet assisted Leander Dendoncker in extending Villa’s lead by two. The first half ended with Villa’s two-goal lead. In the 50th minute, a VAR review ruled out Garnachos’s goal as offside to keep Aston Villa in the lead with their two goals.
In the 59th minute, Markus Rashford assisted Alejandro Garnacho in scoring for the Red Devils to cut Aston Villa’s lead. In the 71st minute, Alejandro Garnacho doubled Manchester United’s goal to equalise on level terms with Aston Villa, a comeback that the Red Devils expected. In the 82nd minute, Rasmus Højlund made it three for Manchester United at Old Trafford.
In the previous ten Premier League games between Manchester United and Aston Villa, the Red Devils won six, Aston Villa won two, and two resulted in a draw. The Red Devils won the last two games against Aston Villa. The last time Aston Villa defeated the Red Devils in a Premier League game was 06 Nov 2022, when Aston Villa defeated the Red Devils by three goals to one.
