Premier League – Manchester City's turnover for the first time higher than Manchester United's”>Manchester United threw away a two-goal advantage and watched the victory in front of their eyes disappear. Philippe Coutinho’s debut goal for Aston Villa forced the score 2-2.
Manchester United started the Premier League away match to Villa Park, Sunday (16/1/2022) in the early hours of WIB well. Bruno Fernandes brought the ‘Red Devils’ ahead in the sixth minute, when his shot escaped Emiliano Martinez’s catch.
Fernandes also brought MU to widen the distance in the 67th minute, taking advantage of the host’s error. But Villa did not just give up.
Villa took advantage of the negligence of MU and thinned the difference through Jacob Ramsey in the 77th minute. Coutinho then equalized the score in the 82nd minute, again through attacks from the left side.
Score 2-2 lasted until the long whistle. MU is stuck in seventh position with 32 points from 20 matches, while Villa is in 13th place with 23 points.
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The course of the match
GOAL! Only six minutes of the game running, Manchester United was in the lead. United got a free-kick down the left and Alex Telles pushed the ball short to Bruno Fernandes.
The uncontrollable Fernandes fired a hard shot, which failed to be caught well by Emiliano Martinez. The ball escaped his catch and passed the legs of the Aston Villa goalkeeper. There was the role of Edinson Cavani that disrupted Martinez’s concentration in the penalty box.
MU build attacks patiently. In the 12th minute, Fred’s cross from the right was headed by Anthony Elanga at the far post. But his header ended on the left side of the goal.
Another opportunity from MU in the 18th minute. Alex Telles crossed in a dangerous cross from the left and Edinson Cavani missed in the center of the box, but Mason Greenwood on the right was free standing.
Greenwood prepared to fire, but Martinez quickly read the situation and immediately ran to close his shooting room. Greenwood’s shot was dispelled.
MU continued to press and create another opportunity in the 28th minute. Telles’ drive was cleared by Martinez and Greenwood’s rebound went wide.
Aston Villa responded in the 32nd minute. After capturing the ball in the middle, Villa attacked through Emiliano Buendia. He passed to Ollie Watkins, who followed through with a volley. The ball is still right in the direction of David de Gea.
MU again threatened a minute later through a counterattack. Greenwood passed to Bruno Fernandes, who then fired low. Martinez stopped him well.
Opportunities for Villa in the 36th minute. Lucas Digne’s cross was headed by Buendia. De Gea swiftly blocked the ball that was sliding fast.
Another threat from the host in the 43rd minute. Matty Cash’s cross from the right was met by Digne which escaped at the far post. De Gea has once again succeeded in securing MU’s goal. Until the first half is over, no more goals are created.
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Bruno Fernandes opened Manchester United’s lead in the first half. then widen the gap in the second half. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) Photo: Getty Images/Clive Mason
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United went through in the second minute after the restart, with Elanga piercing after receiving a pass from Cavani. His shot was blocked by Martinez.
Villa threatened back in the 49th minute. Working with Buendia, Jacob Ramsey got the moment to shoot and his shot into the bottom left corner of the goal was stopped by De Gea.
More pressure from the hosts six minutes later. Digne’s cross was grabbed by Buendia but right at De Gea.
Errors from Villa in the 60th minute almost fatal for them. Cash’s sloppy pass headed for Elanga, but his shot went wide. A minute later, MU threatened again this time through Greenwood. His kick rolled past the goal mouth and ended up off the field.
GOAL! MU winning 2-0 in the 67th minute. Sanson made a mistake in the pass and the ball was in possession of Fred, who passed it to Fernandes. Fernandes stepped forward and fired a powerful shot that Martinez couldn’t stop.
Villa again launched pressure into the MU penalty box and sparked chaos. Nemanja Matic almost got the ball into his own net but he was lucky that De Gea was quick to throw the ball away. Buendia grabbed the ball and sent it back into the penalty box. But Watkins’ header went wide of goal.
GOAL! Villa thinned the difference in the 77th minute. Carney Chukwuemeka passed to Philippe Coutinho and the ball was passed to Ramsey after hitting the United players first. Calmly, Ramsey directs the ball into the right corner of the goal.
GOAL! Villa evened the score in the 82nd minute. Buendia’s through ball from the left was received by Ramsey who stabbed into the penalty box and continued to send a pass to the right. Varane failed to cut the ball and Coutinho freely found the ball into the goal.
Another opportunity from Villa in the 88th minute. Villa’s slick cooperation was completed with Coutinho’s kick from in front of the penalty box. It’s just that his kick was too weak to bother De Gea.
The score 2-2 did not change until the long whistle sounded.
Lineup:
Aston Villa: Emiliano Martinez; Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa (Kortney Hause 46′), Tyrone Mings, Lucas Digne; Morgan Sanson (Philippe Coutinho 68′), Douglas Luiz, Jacob Ramsey; Ollie Watkins, Danny Ings (Carney Chukwuemeka 76′), Emiliano Buendia
Manchester United: David de Gea; Diogo Dalot, Victor Lindelof, Raphael Varane, Alex Telles; Fred, Nemanja Matic; Mason Greenwood (Jesse Lingard 89′), Bruno Fernandes (Donny van de Beek 89′), Anthony Elanga (Jadon Sancho 78′); Edinson Cavani
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