Scott McTominay nets late winner as Man United beat Aston Villa | OneFootball

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Manchester United left it late, but they continued their excellent start to 2024, with another win as they beat Aston Villa 2-1 at Villa Park on Sunday evening. The Red Devils have started the new calendar year in fine form and are yet to taste defeat in 2024. They came into the game against Unai Emery's side on the back of two straight wins and made it three in a row after Scott McTominay bagged a late winner.

The victory closes the gap between Erik ten Hag's team and fourth place to just six points, but it didn't look like they'd be taking maximum points home for a while there. After taking an early lead through Rasmus Hojlund, United were pegged back when Douglas Luiz scored an equaliser. The midfielder couldn't resist taunting the Red Devils' goalkeeper, Andre Onana, too, shimmying his shoulders at the star.

It came back to haunt him, though, when McTominay scored the winner with less than five minutes of normal time left in the contest. United held on from that point on too, securing all three points and the victory has seen their goal difference climb out of the negatives for the first time in months.