Manchester United and Aston Villa kicked off the 19th round of the Premier League in the early morning of December 27, Beijing time, which is a difficult challenge for Manchester United!The pressure on manager Erik ten Hag is heavy after Manchester United have gone four games without a win in all competitions, including three defeats. In stark contrast, Aston Villa have been in excellent form of late, with seven wins and three draws in their last 10 matches to secure a top-three finish in the Premier League table.
In the 21st and 26th minutes of the first half, United were breached twice and fell behind 2-0However, in the second half, Garnacho scored twice in a row, Hojlen stunner, and finally Manchester United staged a comeback at home, beating Aston Villa 3-2, which is an amazing record!In terms of starters, Ten Hag sent Hojlen as a lone arrow, while Rashford, Fernando Fernandes and Garnacho formed the attacking line behind Hojlen. Christian Eriksen and Mainou dominated the midfield, while Diogo Dalot, Evans, Raphael Varane and Aaron Wan-Bissaka formed the backline.
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery also opted for the 4231 formation, with Watkins as the team's lone arrow, Leon Bailey, McGinn and Ramsey behind him, Dendoncker and Luiz in the back two, and Koonsa, Carlos, Lenglet and Digne in the back line. The goalkeepers of both teams are Onana and Martinez. In the third minute of the game, McGinn volleyed in to score the first goal for Aston Villa. In the 11th minute, Garnacho's header was deflected, and then Eriksen's volley from outside the area was denied by Martinez. In the 21st minute, Aston Villa took advantage of a foul on B Fee to get a free kick opportunity in front of the field and scored first.
McGinn took a free-kick into the box and United goalkeeper Onana failed to react in time to give Aston Villa a 1-0 lead over the net after a number of players interfered with the opposition. In the 26th minute, Manchester United leaked in the process of defending a corner, which led to Lenglet's header, and then Dendoncker's backheel score, Manchester United conceded two goals in a row in just five minutes, and fell behind 0-2 in the first half.
Heading into the second half, Manchester United immediately showed renewed energy!In the 48th minute, United played a quick counter-attack, Marcus Rashford played a forward pass forward on the left side of the field, Garnacho got past Martinez and pushed the empty goal, but surprisingly, the goal was later cancelled by the referee as the VAR line map showed Garnacho was offside.
Manchester United were not beaten, on the contrary, in the 59th and 71st minutes of the match, Garnacho scored twice again to equalize the score in a stunning way!The Reds continued to perform feats of flair, and their attacking momentum continued unabated until the 82nd minute, when Hojlen scored the winning blow with a volley from inside the box after a corner from the rightAfter 1,026 minutes of hard work, he finally scored his first goal in the Premier League!In the end, Manchester United scored three goals in a row with a score of 3-2 to complete a stunning comeback!