Aston Villa locked horns with Manchester United at Old Trafford earlier tonight as they looked to earn a good result on their travels in the Premier League. The Villans made a good start to the game and got themselves ahead in the 21st minute when John McGinn scored from an indirect freekick. Leander Dendoncker doubled his team’s advantage just five minutes later when he scored from close range. Unai Emery’s men went into the half-time break 2-0 to the good.
The Villans conceded their first goal in the 59th minute when Alejandro Garnacho scored with a tidy finish. Garnacho went on to equalise for Man United just 12 minutes later. Things went from bad to worse for the West Midlands club as Rasmus Hojlund put the home team ahead in the 82nd minute. The Villans failed to come up with a response and crashed to a hard-fought 3-2 loss at the Theatre of Dreams.
Let’s take a look at how each Aston Villa player fared during the contest against the Red Devils.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 6.5/10
The Argentine keeper made a few important stops at the back but conceded three times in the second half.
RB: Ezri Konsa – 6.5/10
He got stuck in with a few solid tackles and made some good runs with the ball on the right flank.
CB: Diego Carlos – 6/10
Carlos cleared the danger when needed but made some poor errors defensively.
CB: Clement Lenglet – 7/10
He kept things solid inside his half for most of the game and finished the match with an assist to his name.
LB: Lucas Digne – 7/10
He began the game well but picked up an injury and had to be replaced in the 49th minute.
CM: Leander Dendoncker – 7.5/10
Dendoncker was a positive influence in both halves and managed to score with a good finish in the first half.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 6/10
Luiz made two decent chances in the final third but failed to protect his backline.
RW: Leon Bailey – 6.5/10
He showed some promise when in possession of the ball but failed to register a goal.
CAM: John McGinn – 7/10
The Scottish playmaker was fortunate to score with his indirect freekick in the 21st minute. He produced another hard-working performance tonight.
LW: Jacob Ramsey – 6/10
He came back to defend when he could but struggled to influence the game in the final third.
ST: Ollie Watkins – 6.5/10
Watkins made two driving runs with the ball but failed to threaten the opponent’s goal.
Substitutes:
LB: Alex Moreno – 6.5/10
He performed his defensive duties well.
CAM: Moussa Diaby – 6/10
Diaby failed to trouble the Man United defenders.
RW: Nicolo Zaniolo – 6/10
He offered very little after coming off the bench.
ST: Jhon Duran – N/A
CM: Tim Iroegbunam – N/A
