On the famous Boxing Day of the Premier League, this Tuesday the team of Alejandro Garnacho and Lisandro Martínez faced Emiliano Martínez's team at Old Trafford for the match corresponding to date 19. Aston Villa was obliged to get a win in order to continue among the top places in the table after Liverpool's victory against Burnley. The Birmingham club had started with everything in the first half by scoring two goals with the complicity of Manchester United goalkeeper, André Onana, but in the second half everything was going to be uphill for them.
With Emiliano Martínez as the great emblem of the team, the team led by Unai Emery sought to remain attached to the top zone of the Premier League and, with the Christmas hangover, visited Old Trafford to face Ten Hag's team that cannot achieve raise head.
The first stage of the match was completely favorable to Birmingham, with two goals scored in less than 6 minutes. John McGinn and Leander Dendoncker were present in the Old Trafford nets in the face of poor responses from André Onana to go into the break 2-0 up and an expected win. But in the second half, Ten Hag's team attacked with everything and, through Alejandro Garnacho, was going to manage to equalize the matter, for Rasmus Højlund to turn the matter around with the help of the Villain defense.
The man from Mar del Plata had made great saves in the first half, but Aston Villa's defensive errors in the second half allowed Alejandro Garnacho to score a double (the ball deflected off Diego Carlos at 2-2) and poor control by McGinn In the area he served the ball to Rasmus Højlund to score 3-2 in favor of the Red Devils. In this way, Aston Villa's defense is itself to blame for not being able to continue fighting for the Premier League.
