At 03:55 Beijing time on January 11, a key match in the third round of the 2021-22 FA Cup, Manchester United sat at home to meet Aston Villa. In the first half, McTominay took the lead; in the second half, Danny Ins and Watkins scored successively. In the end, Manchester United narrowly beat Aston Villa 1-0 and successfully advanced.
In this campaign, several main players such as C Ronaldo, Maguire and Sancho did not enter the Manchester United squad. Coach Lonnick said: "I wouldn't say they were injured, but there was something wrong with their muscles. ”
It is worth noting that Phil Jones, who returned to the field after 708 days, was absent again, this time because of the calf problem.
In the 8th minute, Greenwood knocked back, Fred's cross landed accurately, and McTominay's hammer landed into the net! Manchester United lead 1-0!
In the 50th minute, Villa's free kick was hoisted into the box, Consa nodded the ball across the net, Watkins cushioned again, and Watkins leaned over and headed the ball into the empty goal! VAR intervened, Villa players were suspected of offside, and goals were invalid.
In the 59th minute, Danny Ince burst into the box and then picked out a pass that Watkins shoveled into the goal! VAR stepped in again, showing that Danny Inces had been offside when he received the ball and Villa was blown off another goal.
In the 88th minute, Luke Shaw hit Khonsa in the face while defending inside the penalty area, whose blood stained the field. But the referee only signaled the team doctor to enter the field for treatment, and did not award a penalty.
In the end, Manchester United beat Aston Villa 1-0 to advance to the fourth round of the FA Cup. Gerrard's team could only accept a dismounted result.
At this point, the FA Cup round of 32 this season has all been released, and the defending champions Leicester City are among them. However, the five Premier League teams, including Arsenal, Leeds United, Watford, Burnley and Newcastle, have sadly stopped.