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McTominay scored just his second goal of the seasonScott McTominay grabbed the only goal as Manchester United edged out Aston Villa in the FA Cup third round at Old Trafford.
The Scotland midfielder headed in Fred's pinpoint cross from close range inside eight minutes.
Villa almost replied when Ollie Watkins hit the bar in the first half.
The visitors thought they had levelled through Danny Ings five minutes after the break but VAR ruled it out for a foul in the build up.
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Line-ups
Man Utd
Formation 4-2-2-2
- 1de Gea
- 20DalotBooked at 70mins
- 2Lindelöf
- 19Varane
- 23ShawBooked at 68mins
- 39McTominay
- 17FredBooked at 65mins
- 10RashfordSubstituted forElangaat 86'minutes
- 18Bruno FernandesSubstituted forLingardat 85'minutes
- 11Greenwood
- 21CavaniSubstituted forvan de Beekat 72'minutes
Substitutes
- 8Mata
- 14Lingard
- 16Diallo
- 22Heaton
- 27Telles
- 29Wan-Bissaka
- 31Matic
- 34van de Beek
- 36Elanga
Aston Villa
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Martínez
- 2Cash
- 4Konsa
- 5Mings
- 3Targett
- 7McGinn
- 6Douglas Luiz
- 41J RamseyBooked at 12minsSubstituted forPhilogene-Bidaceat 86'minutes
- 10BuendíaSubstituted forEl Ghaziat 79'minutes
- 20Ings
- 11Watkins
Substitutes
- 8Sanson
- 12Steer
- 21El Ghazi
- 30Hause
- 32Philogene-Bidace
- 33Chukwuemeka
- 35Archer
- 38Sinisalo
- 47Iroegbunam
Live Text
Match ends, Manchester United 1, Aston Villa 0.
Second Half ends, Manchester United 1, Aston Villa 0.
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Jaden Philogene-Bidace.
Attempt missed. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
Attempt saved. Mason Greenwood (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Fred.
Substitution, Aston Villa. Jaden Philogene-Bidace replaces Jacob Ramsey.
Substitution, Manchester United. Anthony Elanga replaces Marcus Rashford.
Substitution, Manchester United. Jesse Lingard replaces Bruno Fernandes.
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Jacob Ramsey.
Substitution, Aston Villa. Anwar El Ghazi replaces Emiliano Buendía.
Attempt saved. Mason Greenwood (Manchester United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner.
Attempt saved. Mason Greenwood (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution, Manchester United. Donny van de Beek replaces Edinson Cavani.
Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
Matt Targett (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
Luke Shaw (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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