Man Utd beat Aston Villa 2-1 at Villa Park after Scott’s late goal

Manchester United won against Aston Villa 2-1 at Villa Park, and the Red Devils are only 5 points behind the Villains in the standings as that was 3^rd straight victory in the Premier League for Erik ten Hag’s side.

Big. Three. Points.#MUFC || #AVLMUN

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) February 11, 2024

The Red Devils led at halftime as Rasmus Hojlund netted in the 17^th minute after Harry Maguire’s assist.

However, Douglas Luiz scored in the 67^th minute to tie the match and make it 1-1. After that, Scott McTominay replaced Marcus Rashford in the 73^rd minute, and the Scottish scored in the 86^th minute the winning goal for Man United after Diogo Dalot’s assist that secured the Red Devils 3^rd consecutive win in the league as that was Unai Emery’s side 3^rd straight defeat at Villa Park.

Scott McTominay is Manchester United’s newest supersub. 🦸

His last three appearances:

vs. Wolves
◎ 73′ Comes on
◉ 75′ Scores

vs. West Ham
◎ 64′ Comes on
◉ 84′ Assists

vs. Aston Villa
◎ 73′ Comes on
◉ 86′ Scores

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No player has scored more goals after the 85th minute… pic.twitter.com/D16jms9eOq

— Squawka (@Squawka) February 11, 2024

Manchester United are in 6^th place with 41 points after 24 matches and can fight for the 5^th place that can secure Champions League football next season.

Aston Villa are 5^th with 46 points after 24 games, but Emery’s side is not in form as they had only 1 win in their last 4 matches in the league.

Scott McTominay has now scored 7 Premier League goals. That is more than any other Manchester United player:

🥇 Scott McTominay – 7
=🥈 Rasmus Hojlund – 5
=🥈 Marcus Rashford – 5
=🥈 Alejandro Garnacho – 5
🥉 Bruno Fernandes – 3

Impact. 💥 pic.twitter.com/8Nmje4gjDG

— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) February 11, 2024