Reds Dominate Villa 4-1 in Semifinal Victory!
Manchester United’s next five fixtures compared to Aston Villa, Liverpool and Chelsea Manchester United returned to winning ways in the Premier League, as they outclassed Aston Villa 3-1 at Old Trafford on Sunday . United created some decent scoring opportunities in the opening half, but lack of finishing let them down. The Red Devils broke the deadlock soon after the break, with Casemiro heading home a Bruno Fernandes corner in the 53rd minute.
Villa hit back almost instantly through Ross Barkley, who met Lucas Digne’s low cross with a first-time strike. But United restored their advantage when Fernandes delivered a superb through ball to send Matheus Cunha racing and the Brazilian hit the target with a precise low strike. Benjamin Sesko then came off the bench to complete the scoring, as Michael Carrick’s men took a giant step towards Champions League qualification.
United are currently third in the league table , with three points above Villa and five above Liverpool. Chelsea, who lost 1-0 to Newcastle United on Saturday, are six points behind in sixth place. Below we take a look at United’s next five fixtures compared to their rivals for Champions League qualification.
United’s next five fixtures Three of the Red Devils’ next five games are at Old Trafford, with Leeds United, Brentford and Liverpool all scheduled to visit Manchester. The two away fixtures are at Bournemouth and Chelsea. Bournemouth (A) – March 20, 8pm kick-off Leeds (H) – April 13, 8pm kick-off Chelsea (A) – April 18, 8pm kick-off Brentford (H) – April 27, 8pm kick-off Liverpool (H) – May 2, TBC kick-off Villa’s next five fixtures Villa’s run of games looks kind on paper, but confidence in their camp will likely be low following their recent disappointing results.
Unai Emery’s men face three home fixtures against West Ham United, Sunderland and Tottenham Hotspur. West Ham (H) – March 22, 2. 15pm kick-off Nottingham Forest (A) – April 11, 3pm kick-off Sunderland (H) – April 18, 3pm kick-off Fulham (A) – April 25, 12.