Today was celebrated on Tuesday First day of Boxing Day Premier League 2023-24 And The match against was the most interesting Manchester United Against Aston Villa from Old Trafford. As Unai Emery's men looked to send Arsenal to third in the table, the pressure was on due to poor performances from Erik ten Hoag's side.
The next matchup for both teams is this weekend, where the Villains host Burnley on Saturday, December 30 at 10:00 a.m. ET (9:00 a.m. CT and 7:00 a.m. PT). The Red Devils visit Nottingham Forest on the same day, but at 12:30 ET (11:30 CT and 09:30 PT).. The Mancunians' rush to add more units to match the competition continues.
Five key aspects of Manchester United's win against Aston Villa
Onana again participates in a goal
The Cameroonian goalkeeper is creating more doubt than certainty at Ten Hawks United, and he conceded a goal again this Tuesday that could not have happened at a moment of greater optimism. After a free kick is taken John McGinn (21') from the right wing, the ball crosses the entire area and ends up in Andre Onana's goal..
Manchester United's defensive woes
Five minutes after the Villains' first goal, Belgian Leander Dentonker made it 0-2 in the visitors' favor, but that was after a fine set-piece move from Emery's side.. A corner kick to the second post, in which Clement Lenglet assisted a member of the Belgian national team with his head, and he sent it into the back of the net (26').
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Goal disallowed by Alejandro Garnacho
At the dawn of the fill area A goal came from Manchester United's Pearl, but unfortunately for their cause the goal was reviewed on VAR and ruled offside.. Marcus Rashford headed Carnacho in the center of the pitch for 'offside' but the South American was just ahead of the ball's line.
Carnacho is dressed as Cristiano Ronaldo
After seeing his first goal disallowed due to poor positioning, Alejandro Garnacho didn't hesitate to keep pushing for the Red Devils to come back and was rewarded on a couple of occasions.. The first of those came in the 59th minute, with an assist from Rashford from distance, and the second goal came in the 71st minute when Emiliano 'Dipu' Martinez was converted to a perfectly difficult effort.
Rasmus Højlund's scoring introduction
Hojlund's score (82') was enough to see Den Haag's men complete the somersault as the 'theatre of dreams' erupted.. The number '11' made his debut in the Premier League after a tough semester in the domestic championship, and gave his side three points with a left-footed shot before slotting into the visiting goal.
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