Manchester United has already woken up and is tied as the Premier League leader with Liverpool | The State
He Manchester United carried out Aston Villa’s visit to Old Trafford (2-1) and reached the leader in the Premier League, Liverpool, with whom he is now tied on points.
The champion must still play in Southampton on Monday his match of the seventeenth day but the victory against the Birmingham team places United with the same points.
The premiere in 2021 of the Norwegian team Ole Gunnar Solksjaer proved convincing against an opponent who has been at the top of the table all the time and who comes out of the European positions after this setback in Manchester.
The Red Devils took the lead five minutes before half-time, when a boarding on the right by Aaron Wan Bissaka ended with a cross into the box that took advantage of the French Anthony Martial to finish with a header and overcome Argentine goal Emiliano Martínez.
The visiting team did not decline despite the conceded goal. In fact, he improved in the second half and managed to tie through the Burkinabe Bertrand Traoré, who took advantage of a ball received from Jack Grealish at game time.
The balance only lasted four minutes for Dean Smith’s team. A foul inside the area by Douglas Luis against Paul Pogba was indicated as a penalty after consulting with the VAR. Portuguese Bruno Fernandes scored from eleven meters and closed the triumph of Manchester United, tied with Liverpool for the lead.
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