Manchester United beat Aston Villa, partner of the summit: 2-1

Manchester United beat Aston Villa 2-1 on the first day of 2021, leveling points with leader Liverpool.

Manchester United faced Aston Villa in the last match of the first day of the year in the Premier League.

The first half of the match at Old Trafford ended 1-0. The home team was ahead in the first half with Anthony Martial's goal in the 40th minute. The French player scored a league goal at Old Trafford about 5.5 months later.

Aston Villa tied in the second half. In the 58th minute attack, Bertrand Traore continued his debut by scoring his third goal in the last four games.

But the joy of Aston Villa's togetherness was short lived. Bruno Fernandes, who turned the penalty in the 61st minute into a goal, put Manchester United ahead again. The Portuguese player scored his 15th goal in the 24th game this season with Manchester United.

With no more goals in the remaining minutes, Manchester United got three points. The students of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who increased their undefeated streak to 10 games in the league, reached 33 points with this win and equalized the points with the leader Liverpool. Manchester United will hit the road to Burnley on January 12, after the League Cup and FA Cup matches. With 26 points, Astın Villa will play the next league match against Tottenham.

On the other hand, in the first game of the day, West Ham United defeated Everton 1-0 on the road. Determining the score of the match, Czech midfielder Tomas Soucek became the first goal of the year in the Premier League. Cenk Tosun, who started the match as a substitute, could not prevent the defeat of his team despite entering the game in the 79th minute.