In the early morning of December 27, Beijing time, in the 19th round of the 2023-24 Premier League season, eighth-ranked Manchester United sat at home at Old Trafford to face third-ranked Villa. McGinn and Dendoncker scored twice in quick succession to give Villa the lead in the first half, before Garnacho equalised twice in the second half and Hojlen netted his first Premier League goal late on the back of the day. In the end, Manchester United defeated Villa 3-2 to end a four-game winless run in all competitions.
In the 10th minute, Manchester United crossed from a corner on the left side of the field, and the header in the box was crossed to the middle, and Eriksen, who was on the top of the arc, volleyed with his right foot, and Martinez held the ball. In the 21st minute, Villa's free kick from the right side of the field was driven into the penalty area, no one on either side touched the ball, and the ball flew directly into the far corner, Villa 1-0 Manchester United.
In the 26th minute, Villa's corner kick from the right side was driven to the penalty area, Lenglet at the back point headed the ball, and Dendoncker in the middle scored the ball sideways with a backheel pad, Villa 2-0 Manchester United.
In the 30th minute, Eriksen sent a long pass on the right side of the midfield, B Fei stepped forward to the top of the arc, stopped the ball and volleyed it wide with his right foot. In the 31st minute, United counter-attacked, Marcus Rashford fired a right-footed volley from the middle of the box, and Martinez fell to save the ball.
In the 35th minute, Manchester United crossed from the right side of the field, Hojlen in the penalty area stopped the ball and chose to do it back, the unguarded Rashford pushed the ball with his right foot, and Martinez saved the ball sideways. In the 44th minute, Manchester United made a long pass from the backfield, and Rashford, who was on the left side of the front, received the ball and burst into the penalty area, and volleyed wide from a small angle. At the end of the first half, United were two goals behind.
In the second half, Manchester United launched a counterattack from the back, Rashford did not stop the ball and went straight to the right side, Garnacho stopped the ball past Martinez and volleyed into the empty goal from a small angle on the right side of the penalty area. However, the latter was offside and the goal was disallowed.
In the 54th minute, Manchester United found Rashford with a long pass from the back, and Martinez rushed out of the penalty area to cut off the ball at the opponent's feet. In the 57th minute, B Fee made a steal in the middle of the field and sent a through stopper, Rashford knocked on the left side of the penalty area, and Garnacho at the back point pushed the goal from close range, Manchester United 1-2 Villa.
In the 60th minute, Moreno crossed from the left side of the field, and Leon Bailey's cushion shot in the middle of the box was saved by Onana. In the 63rd minute, Garnacho burst into the penalty area from the right side with the ball and volleyed wide into the far corner from a small angle.
In the 66th minute, Hojlen received the ball and fell in the penalty area, but he was offside and the referee did not award a penalty. In the 70th minute, B Fei crossed a low flat ball on the right side of the front field, and the Villa players in the penalty area were not far away, and Garnacho took the ball and volleyed with his left foot, Manchester United 2-2 Villa.
In the 71st minute, McGinn shot from inside the box and Evans stretched out his foot in front of the goal line to clear. In the 81st minute, Manchester United's corner kick from the right side was driven into the penalty area, the ball bounced off McGinn's body, and Hojlen next to him scored his first Premier League goal with a left-footed volley, and Manchester United overtook Villa 3-2!
In the end, the game ended at full-time, and Manchester United reversed Villa 3-2.