Man United comeback from 0-2 to beat Villa 3-2 on Boxing Day

Manchester United won against Aston Villa 3-2 at Old Trafford as Erik ten Hag’s side was trailing by 2 goals after the 1^st 45 minutes but showed a completely different face in the 2^nd half and won 3-2 as the winning goals scored Rasmus Hojlund as that was the Danish forward 1^st goal in the EPL.

BIG THREE POINTS! ➕3️⃣#MUFC || #MUNAVL

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) December 26, 2023

John McGinn scored the 1^st goal in the 21^st minute to give the Villains the lead as only 5 minutes later, Leander Dendoncker netted to double the away club lead.

Alejandro Garnacho for Manchester United in the Premier League this season:

LW
16 appearances
1 goals
1 assists

RW
1 appearance
2 goals pic.twitter.com/9q0MESKt5z

— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) December 26, 2023

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However, the 2^nd half started with a disallowed goal from Alejandro Garnacho in the 48^th minute. However, the Argentinian scored 2 more goals that counted – in the 59^th minute and in the 71^st minute to tie the result.

Rasmus Hojlund netted the winning goal in the 82^nd minute, as that was his debut goal in the Premier League.

Rasmus Hojlund’s game by numbers vs. Aston Villa

100% passes completed
22 touches
1 key pass
1 shot
1 goal

A massive FIRST goal for Man Utd. 🙌🙌🙌 pic.twitter.com/xq2YRrx3D3

— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) December 26, 2023

Manchester United are 6^th with 31 points after 19 matches, as the Red Devils won after failing to do so in their previous 3 league games.

Aston Villa are 3^rd with 39 points after 19 games as Emery’s side failed to win 2^nd straight match in the Premier League.