The "Red Devils," Manchester United, lost away to Aston Villa, marking their fifth defeat this Premier League season.
In the 2025-26 English Premier League season on Sunday night, 21 Dec 2025 GMT+7, a notable match featured the "Villans" Aston Villa hosting the "Red Devils" Manchester United at Villa Park.
At the 45th minute of the first half, Aston Villa took the lead 1-0. John McGinn sent a long ball to the left for Morgan Rogers, who collected it, cut inside past Lenny Yoro, and fired a right-footed shot that beautifully hit the far post and went in.
But in first-half stoppage time at 45+3 minutes, Manchester United equalized 1-1 due to a mistake by Villa defender Matty Cash. Hesitating, he was dispossessed by Patrick Dorgu, who passed to Mateus Cunha to break through and score inside the penalty area, ending the half with this score.
At the start of the second half, Manchester United made an immediate substitution due to an injury to Bruno Fernandes, bringing on Lisandro Martinez to replace him.
Then, in the 57th minute, Aston Villa regained the lead 2-1 as Morgan Rogers curled a beautiful right-footed shot into the net.
In the remaining time, Manchester United pressed hard but failed to equalize. The match ended with Manchester United losing 1-2 at Aston Villa. United remains with 26 points in 7th place, while Villa holds 3rd place, just three points behind league leaders Arsenal.