FA Cup: Cristiano Ronaldo misses Manchester United 1-0 win over Villa thrilling to advance to the next round

In the early morning of January 11, Beijing time, in the third round of the 2021-22 FA Cup, Manchester United faced Villa at the home of Old Trafford. In this game, Ronaldo was absent due to a hip muscle injury, and Rashford and Cavani partnered to start from the front. In the end, the game ended, and Manchester United eliminated Villa 1-0 to advance to the next round.

In the first half, in the 8th minute, Fred crossed from the right side of the penalty area, Scott McTominay jumped up in the penalty area to grab a nod, the ball smashed into the goal, Manchester United led 1-0, a fantastic start. In the 30th minute, Victor Lindelof made a mistake at the back, Watkins made a slight adjustment after breaking the ball, and the ball hit the crossbar and popped up. At half-time, United temporarily led Villa 1-0.

In the second half, the 51st minute, Villa's free-kick was released, Consa grabbed a nod of the ball in the box, and Ince stepped in and hit the empty goal with his knee. However, after the VAR video replay, Ince was offside and the goal was invalid. In the 58th minute, Khonsa sent a precise direct pass, Ince stopped the ball and single-handedly faced De Gea to shoot at the goal, Watkins made up for the goal before the Manchester United players broke the line, but the referee blew watkins offside when he touched the ball, and Villa was still 0-1 behind. Since then, both sides have been able to rewrite the score again, and United have won a small victory to advance to the end.

List of appearances for both sides:

Manchester United (4-2-2-2): 1-De Gea/20-Dalot, 19-Varane, 2-Lindelof, 23-Luke Shaw/39-Scott McTominay, 17-Fred/18-B Fee (84'14-Jesse Lingard), 11-Greenwood/10-Rashford (84'36-Ilanga), 21-Cavani (71'34-Van der Beck)

Villa (4-4-2): 1-Martinez/2-Cash, 4-Konsa, 5-Mins, 3-Tagott/7-McGinn, 6-Douglas Luiz, 41-Jacob Ramsey, 10-Buendia (78'21-Elgazi)/20-Ins, 11-Watkins