Man United Beat Aston Villa, Go Joint Top With Liverpool

Manchester United moved level on points with Premier League leaders Liverpool after an entertaining and hard-fought victory over fellow high-flyers Aston Villa on New Year’s Day.

Only goal difference separates the great north-west rivals at the top-flight summit at the beginning of 2021 after Bruno Fernandes struck a second-half penalty at Old Trafford following Douglas Luiz’s clumsy foul on Paul Pogba.

The Portuguese’s 15th goal of the season came shortly after Bertrand Traore’s back-post effort had cancelled out a first-half header from Anthony Martial.