After the disappointing loss against Wolves last week, Manchester United returned tonight (Monday) to smile when they beat Aston Villa 0-1 at Old Trafford in the third round of the English Cup.
Ralph Rangnik's team, which again failed to impress, will meet Middlesbrough in the fourth round of the Cup.
The Red Devils, who had to make do without Cristiano Ronaldo getting a rest due to a minor injury, shifted gears from the start and it did pay off after just 8 minutes when Fred spotted the gallop of Scott McTominy, who slammed superbly into Emiliano Martinez's net.
High nerves at Old Trafford, Photo: Reuters
In the second half, Villa had already celebrated its equalizer, but Inges' close-range repression was disallowed by the VAR because of a particularly small difference.
0: 1 Small and important at the end.
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