Man United beat Aston Villa 3-1, move on EPL table

Manchester United are back to winning ways thanks to Bruno Fernandes’ two assists in a 3-1 win over Aston Villa at Old Trafford on Sunday.

The win is a quick answer to their loss to 10-man Newcastle and pushes United three points clear of fourth-place Aston Villa, six ahead of Chelsea and Liverpool with the latter set to play later Sunday. United are seven points behind second-place Manchester City.

Casemiro, Matheus Cunha, and super sub Benjamin Sesko scored the goals for United, who never trailed but did have to respond to Ross Barkley’s second-half equalizer.

How delightful for Manchester United fans to know that their hopes of three points aren’t reliant on Bruno Fernandes and prayer hands emojis. Fernandes pulls the strings and had two more assists on Sunday but everyone in attack looks hungry for goals and capable of them.

The first half was lacking precision as Amad Diallo and Matheus Cunha both couldn’t cash in chances, but the second half goals made up for them. Casemiro’s up to seven goals — many like today’s marker coming off set pieces — while Cunha snapped home a goal and red-hot Sesko is made to wait for his chance off the bench before almost inevitably pumping one home.

The Red Devils have difference makers and their chief difference maker is now playing in his preferred spot to, well, make a difference. The top four feels inevitable. Now can United nail their full-time manager hire and bring in the right personalities to compete on more fronts next season?

Manchester United will be back at it Friday when they head to the south coast for a 4pm ET meeting with Bournemouth.

Villa welcome Lille to Villa Park on Thursday hoping to make the most of a 1-0 first leg lead over their French visitors in the Europa League Round of 16.

They next face Premier League opposition on Sunday at home to West Ham.

About The Author

Dele Fashomi

Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.

Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.

He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.

Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).

He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.

He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.

Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled:  Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.

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