Rasmus Hojlund Scores First Goal, MU Rises And Beats Aston Villa

Manchester United striker Rasmud Hojlund (right) et al celebrated the first goal he scored. (X/@ManUtd)

JAKARTA - Manchester United came from behind to beat Aston Villa 3-2 in the English Premier League match at Old Trafford Stadium, Wednesday, December 27 in the morning WIB. MU's victory was determined by Rasmus Hojlund's first goal.

MU performed brilliantly in the Boxing Day match. Erik ten Hag's team really wanted to give the best gifts to fans who came to Old Trafford. Especially in front of INEOS Sports Director Dave Brailsford who came to Old Trafford after his boss, Sir Jim Radcliffe, bought 25 percent of MU's shares.

Namun ini menjadi laga penuh momen bagi MU. Pemain winger Alejandro Garnacho mencetak brace yang membuka harapan MU setelah turun dua gol.

Yes, MU started late so it was immediately 2-0 behind. But the Red Devils were able to catch up.

The peak of the Rasmus Hojlund striker ended the goal stop. He broke into the goalkeeper of the Argentine national team Emiliano Martinez to bring MU to victory.

A very meaningful victory in Boxing Day matches. MU finally gave the most beautiful gift for supporters through impressive results.

The three additional points made MU move up to sixth with 31 points. The red Manchester past Newcastle United who were forced to give up 3-1 by Nottingham Forest at home at St James' Park Stadium.

However, MU received a threat from West Ham United who was in seventh place with 30 points. They have the opportunity to reclaim their position.

But it's not easy for the Hammers to shift United as they face Arsenal rivals in the London Derby. Obviously, Arsenal need a win to get back to the top spot.

If MU manages to improve their position, Villa is forced to bite their fingers. Had snatched the throne of Liverpool's standings, but they finally fell to third place because of the defeat. Villa still pocketed 39 points and three points behind Liverpool.

The match against Villa is actually MU's hope. Especially after they got a bad result by drawing 0-0 against Liverpool and then losing West Ham 2-0.

However, they are not seeded even though they play at home. How not, Old Trafford is no longer a nightmare for the visitors. Moreover, Villa is indeed on fire.

The signal of MU's downturn became stronger after Villa immediately bought up two goals in just five minutes. Villa surprised MU fans after John McGinn scored a beautiful goal with a free kick in the 21st minute.

Villa didn't take long to increase the lead. This time, Leander Dendoncker who welcomed assist Clement Lenglet in the 26th minute. Score 2-0 for The Villans lasted until the end of the first half.

Entering the second half, MU tried to get up and press the opponent. The hosts made a good start after Garnacho scored a goal when the game had only been running for three minutes. Unfortunately, the goal was disallowed because he was in an offside position.

However, Garnacho made no mistake when welcoming assist Marcus Rashford in the 59th minute. The Argentine international's right-footed shot successfully beat his compatriot, Martinez.

Garnacho's success in reducing the lag to 2-1 made MU more aggressive in attacking the Villa defense. However, they had to work hard because the visitors' defense was quite solid even though they had conceded.

Bruno Fernandes et al's patience finally paid off. Again, Garnacho, who broke into his partner's goal and scored a brace in the 71st minute. The score changed to 2-2.

MU became even more excited after successfully chasing a goal. As a result, Hojlund scored the first goal since joining MU in the 82nd minute.

The goal started with Fernandes' corner. The ball went forward to Villa's goal and created chaos. But Hojlund, who got a wild ball, managed to take advantage of it and fired a shot into the net. Goal!

MU fans immediately cheered. MU managed to lead 3-2. The score did not change until the end of the match and there was an additional time of up to 10 minutes.