Manchester United recorded an excellent victory in the English Football League on Tuesday, recovering from a 2-0 deficit against Aston Villa to win 3-2 thanks to a devastating second half.
The match, in the 19th round of the English Championship, prevented Aston Villa from equaling Liverpool at the top of the table for the time being, while at the same time Red Devils the return to sixth place, with 31 points, in the battle for European places for next season.
The crowd at Old Trafford couldn’t have expected a better gift on Boxing Day, as they watched the home side slaughter the current third and show their full potential after the break.
Alejandro Garnacho, with goals in the 48th and 59th minutes, one of which was disallowed for offside, was the man of the match, although the winning goal was scored eight minutes before the end by the Dane Rasmus Hojlund, finally the debut for the club in the Championship .
By the Red Devils Portuguese Diogo Dalot and Bruno Fernandes played (he saw a yellow card), with the Portuguese midfielder starting the play for the second goal and passing to Marcus Rashford who would assist Garnacho perfectly.
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The Red Devils were 0-2 behind at halftime, but turned that around in an excellent 2nd half
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– Goal (@_Goalpoint) December 26, 2023
The evening started very poorly for the Manchester team, who quickly lost by two set-piece goals.
First Onana didn’t even take action to stop a direct free kick from John McGinn in the 21st minute. Then, at the age of 26, Leander Dendoncker raised after a corner.
Unfortunately, with Marcus Rashford in the spotlight, on the day he returned to the starting line-up after four games, Red Devils achieve a stimulating victory, after three weeks of losing points.
This was the first game since it was announced on Christmas Eve that millionaire Jim Radcliffe (Ineos) bought 25% of the legendary English club.
Hours earlier, Diogo Jota returned to the competition after a month without playing, scoring the final goal in Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Burnley to put the red provisionally regain control of the English Football League.
The Portuguese striker had not played since November 25, but on Tuesday Jurgen Klopp decided to throw him into the game for the final six minutes and he responded in full by scoring 2-0 at Burnley in the 90th minute.
Earlier, former Benfica player Darwin Nuñez made it 1-0 in the sixth minute with an assist from Gakpo against the penultimate team in the Premier League, which never seriously threatened the visitor.
With this success, Liverpool has 42 points, two more than Arsenal, who are still playing in this 19th round, and three more than Aston Villa, who also have to play the match on Boxing Day.
Liverpool’s success at Turf Moor comes at the best time, as it comes after two draws, against Manchester United (0-0) and Arsenal (1-1).
The one who also gets away with moral is the Uruguayan Darwin Nuñez, who had not scored in twelve games, a completely unexpected speed considering his qualifications.
The result could have been wider, but Harvey Elliot’s goal in the 57th minute was ultimately ruled void due to Mohamed Salah’s offside.
This time the Egyptian was left blank and the best he managed was a shot against the crossbar, in the 34th minute, in a one-way match – not even a shot scored for Burnley.
Source: DN
