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Manchester United started the game clearly better and reached a couple of good scoring opportunities, but the 0-0 remained, while Aston Villa played and had some opportunities to counter a goal lead, but the 0-0 was kept up.
After just over half an hour of play, it became irritating between teams. Villa defender Tyler Mings elbowed Paul Pogba in connection with a corner and started to bleed. Referee Michael Oliver decided to release and Mings escaped. The situation sparked a heated debate at Viaplay’s Premier League studio, where expert Bojan Djordjic wanted Mings to be punished more severely than he was.
– It’s dirty and ugly, this is cowardly. Mings is a coward, and not punishing that is just ridiculous. I hate such actions and this is not the first time Tyler Mings has done it, says Djordjic.
Fernandes decided
United then flared up and in the 40th minute Anthony Martial nodded to make it 1-0 to the home team. It was also the end result of the half.
In the second half, Villa drew through Bertrand Traoré but minutes later Bruno Fernandes made it 2-1 on penalties after the VAR review. The goal was also decisive for the match and the battle ended 2-1. The victory means that United have as many points as Liverpool (33). The rivals meet on January 17.
– Good start to the year and you can’t ask for more. We did a couple of blocks and saves, but I’m happy, it’s the Premier League so it should be tough, says Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Swedish national team midfielder Victor Nilsson Lindelöf missed the match due to a back injury.
