Again the hero Scott McTominay ! He scored a pair of goals to give Manchester United a great victory (2-1). Even against a team like Chelsea. However, last time’s champion Man City lost 0-1 and dropped to fourth place in the points table.
McTominay is a footballer for the Scotland national team. Age 26. Played mainly in midfield. He came up from Man U’s youth academy. The win eased the pressure on Man U manager Erik ten Haag. It was also heard that the footballers may rebel against him. The main objection is about the working method of their coach.
McTominay made it 1-0 after 19 minutes at Old Trafford on Wednesday. Chelsea’s Cole Palmer equalized just before the end of the first half. And in the 69th minute, the Scottish star scored the second goal of the team and himself. The win lifted Man U from seventh to sixth place. Their points are 27 in 15 matches. Man U are now just four points behind the top four teams in the points table. Ten Haag said, ” What is a crisis? My team is not in crisis. We are keeping our heads down and moving towards specific goals.” On this side, Manchester City suffered a big blow again. They lost 0-1 away to Aston Villa on Wednesday. Leon Bailey scored the only goal in the 74th minute. Unbelievably, last year’s EPL champion club dropped to number four in the points table. Which doesn’t usually happen in Halfil. Not only that, but they are currently six points behind leaders Arsenal. Aston Villa is now coached by Spaniard Unai Emery. The traditional English club is playing very well this season under his coaching. On Wednesday, they had more control and power from the beginning to the end of the game.
Aston Villa would have won by a bigger margin had they not wasted so many chances. They finally scored in the 74th minute. Bailey, rising from midfield with great speed, moved into the opposition box alone. And hit a great shot. The Man City goalkeeper couldn’t reach him. A minute later Aston Villa made it 2-0 when Douglas Luiz’s shot missed the post. “It was a fantastic match,” Bailey said after the match at Villa ParkThe fans also returned home very happy. It feels good to think I scored the winning goal.”
After this match, Man City’s points are 30 in 15 matches. The Etihad club, however, are winless in their last four matches. A day ago, Man City manager Pep Guardiola said, “I think, this time, the EPL winning trophy will come to the club. If we can play the same level of football as Liverpool or Tottenham, we will still be champions. People may not believe me. That’s because we have drawn three matches in the league. But you will see, we will be successful again. We know that EPL is the most difficult to win. No team can always be the best in this drawn-out competition. But we can.”
Guardiola also had words, “You may think that I am saying with such conviction that I will be the champion this time.
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