General Premier League Thread 2023-24 Mod Note in op 27/6/23 And 21/05/24

Give it to Olé till end of season (I'm only half joking)

Man U closer to the Relegation zone than the top of the table in terms of points as it stands.

Looks a good move with Garnacho moved to the right.

‘And they’ve had a huge amount of injuries.

‘it’s not like they have other players who should be getting game time. They just have a poor collection of players. Over the course of the season I think they have actually got more points than they are worth, a few late winners. With all the injuries there is an argument that ETH has gotten them more points than they are worth.

Not that he hasn’t made some mistakes of course.

‘They should play the system they did v Liverpool (very successfully) against everyone.

The boys of the AVFC choir

Still singing Kum Bay Ya

And the boos are ringing out

On St. Stephen's Day

That looked offside to me on first viewing.

Not surprising. They were awful in the first half with silly offsides. 6 to Villa's 0.

Digne going off injured is a big loss for Villa.

I think a big positive from United perspective is Garnacho on the right is the way to go. And he finished it really well. But he should have held his run slightly, no need for him to be off

Nothing there, Goalkeeper cleared the ball cleanly first.

Nothing wrong there by Martinez.

Nothing wrong that time.

Game on.

Rashford was awful for he first 20 mins or so, but has clicked into gear since. United should play that front 3 as often as possible from now on and good things will happen. Albeit plenty to work on

Whatever the outcome of this match, Ten Hag should be removed if Utd want to progress. And I think it will happen. The Dave fella has form for doing what needs to be done to succeed.

Onana, Antony, Evans, Hojland, Martinez…so much wasted.

Villa have really fcuked it. Lucky deflection but they lost the impetus

Good response from ManU. Hard to see Villa getting the winner now.

Villa have been so poor. Having said that, McGinn should have put them back ahead. Scuffed finish allowed Evans to clear off the line.

In fairness to Bruno he tried to take a quick free that was blocked and should have resulted in a booking. But the ref booked him instead. Poor decision.

That’s atrocious defending by Villa.

Jeez Villa are having a mare. Even Hojlund can score in this game, his 1st Premier League goal. There's an element of luck to all 3 goals. Gave the ball away for the 1st, a deflected shot for the 2nd, and McGinn who should have scored a leading 3rd goal for Villa, deflects a corner to Hojlund who scores off the post.

It's good news for Liverpool, Arsenal, Spurs and Man City though.

Did the teams swap shirts at half-time?

Utterly deserved.

Bar the set piece awfulness, Utd have been unquestionably the better team.

Your back just in time

Villa had chances immediately after the first two goals, but not a sniff since going 3-2 down. Deserved for United alright, just about. Luiz and Watkins poor days for Villa.