Aston Villa vs Man Utd LIVE: Premier League result and reaction as Scott McTominay scores dramatic late winner
Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester United: McTominay came off the bench as Erik ten Hag’s side closed the gap on the top four with a huge win at Villa Park
Super-sub Scott McTominay scored a late winner as Manchester United continued to inch up the Premier League table with a 2-1 win at Aston Villa.
Erik ten Hag’s United are sixth on 41 points after their third consecutive victory, five points behind fifth-placed Villa who would have climbed to fourth spot with a win.
Rasmus Hojlund scored his fifth goal in five games to put United ahead in the 17th minute, knocking in Harry Maguire’s header from close range through keeper Emi Martinez’s legs.
United keeper Andre Onana produced several huge saves to keep Villa off the scoresheet until Douglas Luiz levelled in the 67th minute. But Scotland’s McTominay came on in the 73rd minute to score the winner in the 86th, leaping to head a superb cross from Diogo Dalot past Martinez.
Relive all the action from Aston Villa vs Manchester United below:
Aston Villa 0-1 Manchester United
66 mins: Diaby is straight into the action as he surges into the box. His low cut-back - looking for Ramsey - is cleared, though, by a retreating Fernandes.
Aston Villa 0-1 Manchester United
65 mins: Kamara does eventually make way but it’s an attacking change from Emery as Diaby comes on in his place.
Aston Villa 0-1 Manchester United
63 mins: Garnacho gets into a good position down the right flank but the United forward is offside and the play breaks down. Up the pitch, Kamara has stayed down and may well require treatment.
Aston Villa 0-1 Manchester United
60 mins: Almost an inch-perfect counterattack from Villa. From a United corner, Bailey leads the charge, surging up the pitch with supreme close control.
Ramsey offers support but the Villa midfielder can’t bring the ball under control and it bobbles through to Onana. Very close for the hosts.
Aston Villa 0-1 Manchester United
58 mins: Some wonderful dribbling from Rashford down the left floors Cash but the United forward’s ball into the box is subsequently blocked and cleared away.
Aston Villa 0-1 Manchester United
55 mins: Forward Villa come again as Watkins wins a corner for his side. McGinn whips the delivery to the far post but it goes out for another corner.
More Villa complaints towards the ref as Lindelof appeared to have quite a handle on Carlos at the back post. Nothing given...
Aston Villa 0-1 Manchester United
51 mins: Garnacho and Dalot combine well down the right before the former sees a cross deflected behind for a corner.
Aston Villa 0-1 Manchester United
50 mins: Garnacho surges through on goal but gets himself in a muddle as he tries to cut inside past Lenglet. It wouldn’t have counted, regardless, as the Argentine was offside.
Aston Villa 0-1 Manchester United
48 mins: CHANCE! A huge chance for Watkins to level but it’s straight at Onana. Lindelof gives the ball way down the left and Cash picks up the ball, driving well down the line before firing a low ball into the box.
Watkins catches it sweetly but his effort strikes Onana who is fortunate to just be in the right place at the right time. He didn’t know much about it but it’s a big save from the United keeper.
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