By: EFE
By: EFE
The Manchester United carried out Aston Villa’s visit to Old Trafford (2-1) and it reached in the Premier classification the leader, Liverpool, with whom it is now tied on points.
The champion still has to play in Southampton their match on Monday the seventeenth day but the victory against the Birmingham team places United with the same points.
The premiere in the 2021 of the set of the Norwegian Ole Gunnar Solksjaer was convincing against a rival who has been at the top of the table all the time and who comes out of the European positions after this setback in Manchester.
The Red Devils took the lead five minutes before half-time, when a boarding on the right by Aaron Wan Bissaka ended with a cross into the box that took advantage of the French Anthony Martial to finish off the cab eza and surpass the Argentine goal Emiliano Martínez.
The visiting team did not decline despite the goal conceded. In fact, he improved in the second half and managed to tie through Burkinabe Bertrand Traoré, who took advantage of a ball received from Jack Grealish at game time.
The balance lasted only four minutes for Dean Smith’s team. A foul inside the area by Douglas Luis against Paul Pogba was indicated as a penalty after consulting with the VAR. Portuguese Bruno Fernandes scored from eleven meters and closed the triumph of Manchester United, equaled with Liverpool in the leadership.