In the early morning of January 11, Beijing time, the third round of the Fa Cup ushered in the last match, Manchester United played at home against Aston Villa. In the end, United relied on McTominay's only goal to eliminate their opponents 1-0 and advance to the FA Cup round of 32, against Middlesbrough.
United have won 12 titles in the FA Cup, second only to Arsenal's 14 in history, with the last time they won in 2016. At present, Manchester United has no hope of competing for the Title in the Premier League, the League Cup is out of the game early, and the hope of winning the Champions League is slim, so the FA Cup has become the most promising event for the team to win the title.
The match was United's 13th time in the FA Cup against Aston Villa, with 10 of the previous 12 meetings, with United winning 10 of them. In addition, United have won 7, drawn 1 and lost 1 in their last 9 home games against Aston Villa, which is also dominant.
In terms of starting, Manchester United sent Greenwood, Rashford, Cavani forward trident, C Ronaldo was absent, coach Ronnick revealed that in the past few days, C Ronaldo's hip muscles encountered some minor problems, and there was no insurance to send C Ronaldo to play.
In the opening 8th minute, Greenwood returned the pass, Fred kept the ball diagonally into the box, And Scott McTominay jumped high to head the ball to help United make a fantastic 1-0 start.
In the 30th minute, Victor Lindelof made a mistake and Watkins' shot bounced off the crossbar and Aston Villa missed an equaliser.5 At the end of the half, Manchester United temporarily led 1-0, the two teams focused on attacking, creating a lot of opportunities, Aston Villa's ability to seize opportunities was a little worse.
In the 50th minute of the second half, McGinn drove a free-kick to the left side of the penalty area, Khonsa's header was crossed, Danny Ins's header was blown away and the referee signaled offside + handball. In the 59th minute, Watkins shoveled a shot at goal and the referee again ruled that the penalty was invalid, signaling Danny Ins to be offside.
In the 66th minute, United's defence continued to be useless, and Cash's explosive shot from the right side of the box was saved by De Gea. In the 70th minute, Watkins arced a left-footed ball into the far corner and the ball brushed the upright out of the bottom line.
In the end, Manchester United won 1-0, and there was no danger of advancing to the next round, and Aston Villa's two goals in the second half were blown out.
This victory allowed Manchester United to set four major records, the first is the last 10 FA Cup home games have won all, scored 21 goals and conceded only 2 goals, the second is the FA Cup for the seventh consecutive time to beat Aston Villa, a record of 65 years, the third is the Old Trafford FA Cup game for 8 consecutive years unbeaten, fourth, the last 16 half-time to lead the FA Cup games all won.