At 3:55 a.m. Beijing time on January 11, the third round of the 2021-2022 English FA Cup, Manchester United eliminated Villa 1-0 at home to advance, Scott McTominay scored the only goal of the game, Villa had 2 goals blown away, and Gerrard's team played a respectable game at the Theatre of Dreams.
Competition focus
A spectacular matchup, with two teams scoring 28 goals, Villa having 2 goals blown off and the two goalkeepers giving a number of saves.
Cristiano Ronaldo was absent due to minor muscle problems, and Sancho was also injured and hung up the free card. In the absence of Ronaldo, United's attack was obviously weak in the front, Greenwood and Rashford missed opportunities, and failed to create enough pressure on the opposing defense.
McTominay has scored again! He has broken the net with a domineering head hammer in matches, scoring 2 goals in the last 3 games, and is one of the best players under Ronnick.
Wonderful review
In the 8th minute, Fred was hanging diagonally from the right side of the penalty area, and Scott McTominay jumped high to head the ball and scored, 1-0! Manchester United took the lead at home and the Theatre of Dreams boiled over!
In the 19th minute, McGinn turned around and fired a powerful left-footed shot, and De Gea reacted by reaching out to block the ball! Manchester United goalkeepers have done it again!
In the 28th minute, the United midfielder broke the ball and counter-attacked, B Fei's direct pass found Cavani, and the Uruguayan center's small angled shot was blocked by Martinez.
In the 30th minute, Victor Lindelof made a mistake in stopping the ball to give a gift, Watkins slammed the ball inside the penalty area to get rid of his right foot, and the ball hit the crossbar and bounced off! Manchester United escaped!
The first half was extremely open and both teams created enough chances, but United temporarily took a 1-0 lead with McTominay's goal.
In the 51st minute, McGinn's free-kick spun into the box, Khonsa nodded the ball into front of the goal, Watkins "dragon swing tail" attacked a bit, Inces scored from close range, the ball hit his knee and bounced into the net, VAR intervened and blew Ramsey to deliberately block Cavani's foul first, and the goal was ruled invalid.
In the 59th minute, Villa played a wonderful counter-attack, Yings rubbed the ball in front of the goal, Watkins followed up and shoveled through the net, but the ball was blown off first due to offside.
In the 74th minute, United played a wonderful counter-attack, Greenwood burst into the box on the right and a powerful shot was saved by Martinez, Marcus Rashford thought about missing a good opportunity to make up for it. The match ended with Manchester United eliminating Villa 1-0 to advance.
United squads: 1-De Gea/20-Dalot, 2-Lindelof, 19-Varane, 23-Luxho/39-McTominay, 17-Fred/11-Greenwood, 18-B Fee (14-Jesse Lingard 86')/10 Marcus Rashford (36-Erlanga 86'), 21-Cavani (34-Van der Beck 72')
Villa's line-up: 1 Martinez/2 Kas, 4-Consa, 5-Mins, 3 Target/7 McGinn, 6 Douglas Luiz, 41 Ramsey (32-Bidas 86') /10 Buendia (21-Elhazi 79'), 20-Ins, 11 Watkins