On December 7, Beijing time, the Premier League won a number of fierce battles, and finally Manchester United narrowly defeated Chelsea at home, getting a valuable three points, and Ten Hag got a life-saving victory. In addition, Manchester City continued their winless run and fell into a slump after losing away to Villa.
Manchester United 2-1 Chelsea.
Both teams created plenty of chances in this game, and in the end, thanks to two goals from Scott McTominay, United beat Chelsea 2-1, their 11th consecutive season unbeaten at home to Chelsea in the league.
In the first half, United were awarded an early penalty, but Fernandes was denied before Antony missed the chance to score with a follow-up shot wide. Thankfully, Scott McTominay was in the driver's seat, as he volleyed home from inside the box to break the deadlock for United.
In the 33rd minute, Chelsea also wasted a superb one-on-one effort when Onana struggled to save Jackson's shot and United escaped. However, before half-time, Onana could not save Palmer's low shot, and the two teams went into the dressing room 1-1.
In the 69th minute of the second half, Scott McTomina stepped up again, Garnacho crossed from the left, and McTominay finally cut in with a header from close range to score his second goal of the game and help United win 2-1 and get a valuable three points.
It has to be said that McTominay is really a magic soldier for Manchester United, and when the team needed to win the most, it was he who stepped up and scored 2 goals. Scott McTominay has scored five league goals so far this season and his performances have been good enough to put the likes of Marcus Rashford and Hojlund to shame.
Villa 1-0 Manchester City.
In the previous three rounds, Manchester City drew all of them, and the team also lost the top position, and this game, they were even worse, and in the end they couldn't even get a point.
Away at Villa, Manchester City came close to being blown out by their opponents as they were shot at more than 20 times. In the 74th minute, Pele drove the ball straight in, and finally his shot was deflected off the Manchester City player and flew into the goal, and Villa also won 1-0 Manchester City, which was also the first time in Unai Emery's coaching career to beat Guardiola's team in the league.
The Premier League table has changed dramatically since this round, with Manchester City overtaken by Villa after the defeat and currently dropping to fourth place, six points behind Arsenal. After four rounds of winless runs, Manchester City's journey to defend the title has been paved with thorns, and their hopes of winning four consecutive titles are turning into despair step by step.
As for Manchester United, they are now level with Tottenham Hotspur after picking up three points in this round and are currently three points behind fourth-placed Manchester City. Although Manchester United have not performed well this season, they have played against opponents who are worse than them, and if they maintain this fine tradition, they may not have a chance to fight for the top four this season