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At 1:30 a.m. Beijing time on January 16, the 22nd round of the Premier League ushered in a match, and Manchester United challenged Aston Villa. United have been affected by the pandemic and have played only 19 league games before that, winning only 9 games to finish 7th. Manchester United have been experiencing difficulties this season, the team's record has been up and down, even if Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was fired, the takeover Ronnick did not give the team a qualitative improvement, and the last round of defeat to Wolves was very humiliating. For Manchester United, if they want to reach the Champions League zone, there is not much room for mistakes. This time Manchester United are playing Against Aston Villa led by Gerrard. United only met Aston Villa in the FA Cup five days ago, when United eliminated Aston Villa with McTominay's goal. However, Manchester United played quite hard in that game and it was very thrilling to win. Playing Against Aston Villa was still a huge challenge for United, with The Result United equalising as a result by Aston Villa with a 2-goal lead and only one point.
Ronnick discharged in a 4231 formation for the match. De Gea served as the starting goalkeeper. Tres, Varane, Lindelof and Dalot are paired at 4 defenders. Nemanja Matic and Fred formed a double back. Erlanga, Bruno Fernandez and Greenwood joined forces. Cavani top is at the front. Sancho, Jesse Lingard, Van der Beek and Maguire sit on the bench. Luke Shaw and Scott McTominay were suspended. Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcus Rashford are sidelined with injuries.
United started off very well, with Martinez's low-level turnovers giving United an early lead. United then had a chance to extend the score, but Erlanga's header was deflected wide and Greenwood's shot was blocked. Aston Villa also had two very good chances, but both were defused by De Gea. At half-time United established a 1-goal lead. United had 55% possession in the first half, 4 of their 7 shots on target and 1 goal. Aston Villa only had four shots on target in the first half, three on target, but they were all deflected by De Gea.
Bruno Fernandez scored another goal in the second half. This makes many people think that the game has no suspense. As a result, the afterlife Aston Villa scored two goals in the 76th and 80th minutes to equalize in an instant, a miraculous draw, very incredible. United paid a heavy price for a poor defence in the final stages, with United only drawing 2-2 with Aston Villa, dropping the crucial two points. United only played well for 70 minutes and still couldn't hold on to them in the final moments. This means that United have failed to win two consecutive league rounds, conceding five points in two games.
Although De Gea conceded 2 goals in this game, he made 7 saves and was already very good. Aston Villa had nine shots on target in the whole game, the highest number of shots in a single game in the Premier League this season, which shows how bad United's defense is, it is really full of holes, and Lonnick has once again disappointed. Although Bruno Fernandes performed well and scored twice, he still failed to help the team win the game, which is a pity.