Overview
- Aston Villa beat Manchester United 2-1 at a sold-out Villa Park, with Morgan Rogers scoring both goals for the hosts and Matheus Cunha netting for the visitors.
- Goalkeeper Emiliano “Dibu” Martínez produced several decisive stops, including denials of Benjamin Šeško, Diogo Dalot and Cunha, to preserve the lead.
- Villa moved to third in the Premier League on 36 points, sitting three behind leaders Arsenal after the weekend’s results.
- Lisandro Martínez came on for United at halftime and logged his most minutes in a single match since a nine-month ligament layoff.
- Local reports credit Villa with 10 straight wins across all competitions, alongside strong Europa League form, with Chelsea away up next in the league and an FA Cup tie at Tottenham on January 10.