Soccer-McTominay Nets Late Winner To Lift Manchester United To 2-1 Win At Aston Villa – News18

BIRMINGHAM, England: Super sub Scott McTominay scored a late winner as Manchester United continued to inch up the Premier League desk with a 2-1 win at Aston Villa on Sunday.

Erik ten Hag’s United are sixth on 41 factors after their third consecutive victory, 5 factors behind fifth-positioned Villa who would have climbed to fourth spot with a win.

Rasmus Hojlund scored his fifth aim in 5 video games to place United forward within the seventeenth minute, knocking in Harry Maguire’s header from shut vary by keeper Emi Martinez’s legs.

United keeper Andre Onana produced a number of big saves to maintain Villa off the scoresheet till Douglas Luiz levelled within the 67th minute. But Scotland’s McTominay got here on within the 73rd minute to attain the winner within the 86th, leaping to move an outstanding cross from Diogo Dalot previous Martinez.

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