Manchester United had a goalless draw at Aston Villa, increasing the risk of coach Ten Hag being fired.
Manchester United vs Aston Villa results – On the day the strikers played poorly, Manchester United almost had to leave Aston Villa empty-handed in round 7 of the Premier League.
On the evening of October 6 (Vietnam time), Man Utd visited Aston Villa’s home field in the match of round 7 of the Premier League.
At the beginning of the match, the two teams created an open game with dangerous finishing moves.
In the 5th minute, Marcus Rashford had a familiar dribble on the left wing before unleashing a powerful shot, but could not overcome the brilliance of goalkeeper Martinez.
Just 3 minutes later, it was the home team’s turn to respond with a sharp combination in the opponent’s penalty area, and Morgan Rogers unfortunately missed with a shot that missed the goal by a hair.
The match then witnessed many tense fouls from both sides, forcing referee Robert Jones to continuously show yellow cards to ease the tension.
In the final minutes of the first half, both teams had dangerous opportunities, notably Leon Bailey’s shot from the edge of the penalty area, but the ball was blocked by the away team’s defense, thereby ending the first 45 minutes with a draw.
In the second half, Rashford immediately warned the home defense with a powerful shot, but the ball went over the crossbar.
After that, Unai Emery’s army continuously created storms towards Onana’s goal, however, the away team’s defense played with full concentration and neutralized all dangerous situations.
Meanwhile, Manchester United, although not too overwhelming, had the best chance with a free kick that hit the crossbar, to the regret of teammates and fans.
The two teams were unable to find a goal and the match ended 0-0.
The 1 point earned made Manchester United continue to sink deeper in the rankings, ranked 14th with 8 points, while Aston Villa ranked 5th with 14 points.
Line-up
Aston Villa : Martínez; Konsa, Cash, Pau Torres, Digne; Barkley, Tielemans, Philogene, Bailey; Rogers, Watkins.
Manchester United : Onana, Mazraoui, Maguire, Evans, Dalot; Mainoo, Eriksen, Fernandes; Garnacho, Rashford, Hojlund.
Detailed match progress
End of match
86′
Aston Villa are constantly exploiting Lindelof’s position on the right wing.
76′
Antony’s strong right wing and left-footed shot have yet to overcome Martinez.
68′
From a free kick outside the box, Bruno Fernandes stepped up and took a powerful shot, the ball hitting the crossbar of Aston Villa’s goal.
64′
Rashford and Hojlund had to leave the field to make way for Zirkzee and Antony.
56′
Tielemans fired a long-range cannon, forcing Onana to fly to save.
48′
Rashford turned the ball from the left wing into the middle and then swung his strong foot, forcing Martinez to push the ball over the crossbar.
46′
At the beginning of the second half, De Ligt and Lindelof were brought on to replace Maguire and Mazraoui.
End of the first half
33′
The two teams are still playing lurking, waiting for the opponent to make a mistake to launch the finishing blow.
20′
Philogene solos on the left wing and fires a long-range shot but the ball misses the MU goalpost.
12′
Konsa leaves the field early due to injury, making way for Diego Carlos.
8′
The home team responds with a powerful shot from Rogers in the penalty area, the ball goes to the back of the net.
5′
Rashford steals the ball on the left wing and turns into the middle to shoot hard right at goalkeeper Martinez’s position.
1′
The match begins.
