Monday, 25 July 2022

Manchester United’s victory stopped after a draw against Aston Villa

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DBasia.news – In a series of pre-season tours in Australia, Manchester United did not manage to continue their victory. Aston Villa became the first team to stop Erik ten Hag’s progress.

In the match which took place at Optus Stadium, Saturday (23/7), the two teams drew 2-2. Even though Manchester United were two goals ahead.

Ten Hag immediately fielded his best players from the first minute. This made Manchester United appear dominant.

Jadon Sancho opened the scoring for Manchester United in the 25th minute. Luke Shaw’s mature pass was completed with a first time shot.

Manchester United’s advantage increased at the end of the first half. This time the goal came from an own goal by Aston Villa defender, Matty Cash.

But Manchester United’s game began to decline from the start of the second half. Aston Villa were finally able to reduce the position through the action of Leon Bailey through a quick counter-attack scheme.

In the 67th minute, Ten Hag replaced 10 players at once. Only David De Gea remained.

Manchester United’s second team was dominated by young players. James Garner and Zidane Iqbal even became the pedestal in the midfield.

Unfortunately Manchester United conceded again in injury time. Calum Chambers scored the equalizer with a header from Leon Bailey’s corner.

The 2-2 score closed the duel between the two teams. This result concludes Manchester United’s series of pre-season tours in Thailand and Australia.

Lineup:

Manchester United (4-3-3): David de Gea, Diogo Dalot, Harry Maguire, Victor Lindelof, Luke Shaw, Donny van de Beek, Fred, Bruno Fernandes, Jadon Sancho, Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford.

Manager: Erik ten Hag.

Aston Villa (4-3-1-2): Emiliano Martinez, Matty Cash, Diego Carlos, Tyrone Mings, Lucas Digne, John McGinn, Boubacar Kamara, Jacob Ramsey, Philippe Coutinho, Danny Ings, Ollie Wattkins.

Manager: Steven Gerrard.

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