Premier League 2024-25: Manchester United Sink Aston Villa's UCL Dreams With 2-0 Win

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Last Updated:May 25, 2025, 23:09 IST

Emery's men person to marque bash with the consolation of a spot successful the Europa League aft finishing sixth successful the Premier League.

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Aston Villa missed retired connected Champions League qualification connected extremity quality to Newcastle aft a arguable 2-0 decision to Manchester United connected Sunday.

United bounced backmost from the devastating stroke of losing the Europa League last to Tottenham successful midweek to extremity a miserable play connected a high, acknowledgment to goals from Amad Diallo and Christian Eriksen.

Both strikes came aft Villa had goalkeeper Emi Martinez sent disconnected and a extremity harshly ruled retired for a perceived foul by Morgan Rogers connected United goalkeeper Altay Bayindir.

Villa were furious astatine the determination to disallow the goal, and manager Unai Emery sarcastically applauded the officials aft United were awarded a precocious punishment that Eriksen converted.

Emery’s men person to marque bash with the consolation of a spot successful the Europa League aft finishing sixth successful the Premier League.

Despite the win, United finished their worst-ever Premier League run successful 15th.

Defeat successful Bilbao means United miss retired connected European shot adjacent season, and Red Devils supporters aimed astatine the club’s owners earlier kick-off.

Chants and banners again called for the American Glazer household to merchantability their bulk involvement aft overseeing a drastic diminution successful the club’s fortunes during their 20-year reign.

Villa had won 8 of their erstwhile 9 league games to ascent backmost into contention for the apical five.

Yet, the contrasting signifier of the 2 sides did not amusement successful a ascendant archetypal 45 minutes from United.

Ruben Amorim made conscionable 3 changes from the Europa League last arsenic Andre Onana, Luke Shaw, and Leny Yoro dropped retired for Altay Bayindir, Victor Lindelof, and Ayden Heaven.

Alejandro Garnacho was absent from the squad wholly aft reportedly being told by Amorim that his aboriginal lies elsewhere.

Yet, the under-fire Portuguese manager got the effect helium would person wanted, lone for United to undo their bully enactment erstwhile much with mediocre finishing.

Martinez was starting what could beryllium his last crippled for Villa amid speculation that the Argentine is acceptable for a move.

Early on, helium showed wherefore helium volition beryllium a large nonaccomplishment with 2 important saves to contradict Mason Mount.

Diallo fired conscionable wide, and Diogo Dalot deed the station arsenic the location broadside enjoyed each the champion chances successful the archetypal half.

Martinez past showed the much rash broadside to his crippled arsenic helium came rushing disconnected his enactment to hitch retired Rasmus Hojlund and spot reddish aft the striker latched onto Matty Cash’s underhit backpass.

Chances continued to travel and spell for United aft the break.

Hojlund thought helium had ended his hold since December for a location league goal, lone for the offside emblem to regularisation retired the Danish striker’s header.

Casemiro’s curling effort past came backmost disconnected the post, provoking Amorim to footwear a h2o vessel successful frustration.

The temper among the travelling enactment was lifted erstwhile Everton went successful beforehand astatine Newcastle, meaning a constituent would person been capable for Villa to decorativeness successful the apical five.

However, the people of the crippled changed wrong seconds.

Bayindir was deemed to person power of the shot earlier Rogers robbed it and fired into an bare net.

Moments later, Diallo stole successful astatine the backmost station to caput successful Bruno Fernandes’ cross.

Diallo was past chopped down by Ian Maatsen, and Fernandes allowed Eriksen to instrumentality the honours from the spot successful the Dane’s last United game.

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