Aston Villa 1-3 Manchester United: Red Devils come from behind to seal
Daily MailIt is very unlikely Manchester United's remarkable powers of recovery will make any difference to the outcome of the Premier League title race, but they have taken it further than many of us expected. Manchester United came from behind to seal a 3-1 victory away against Aston Villa Aston Villa had taken the lead through a stunning first-half strike by Bertrand Traore Bruno Fernandes scored from the spot to start Manchester United's second-half comeback MATCH FACTS ASTON VILLA : Martinez 5.5; Cash 6, Konsa 7, Mings 6, Targett 6; Douglas Luiz 5.5, McGinn 7.5; Traore 7, Barkley 5.5, El Ghazi 6.5 ; Watkins 5.5. Ultimately, though, they were left cursing referee Chris Kavanagh's decision to award United another penalty for Douglas Luiz's challenge on Paul Pogba, and then show Ollie Watkins a second yellow card late on for diving. Traore opened the scoring after spinning around Victor Lindelof and firing into the top corner Manchester United were awarded a penalty when Douglas Luiz fouled Paul Pogba in the box Fernandes then tucked away from the penalty spot to level the score against Aston Villa Not long later Mason Greenwood scored the second to put the Red Devils ahead This was another weak defensive performances from Lindelof, who gifted the ball to McGinn on the stroke of half-time, allowing Watkins to force a save from Henderson. Ollie Watkins was sent his marching orders for a second yellow card given for simulation Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side face tricky games with Leicester and Liverpool this week Sportsmail's KIERAN LYNCH provided live coverage of Aston Villa vs Manchester United, including all the build-up, team news and in-game updates.