Man Utd 1-0 Aston Villa: Player ratings as Bruno Fernandes earns vital win
A first half goal from Bruno Fernandes was enough to earn Man Utd a crucial win over high-flying Aston Villa on Sunday. The Villans had gone into the Game just six points adrift of Man Utd in the race for Champions League qualification, but were largely outplayed by the home side at Old Trafford. The hosts were in the ascendancy early on, with Marcus Rashford and Fernandes in particular causing the Villa backline some problems. The pair combined in the 12 minute to almost open the scoring, but after being played through on goal by Fernandes, Rashford saw his effort on goal from the left of the penalty area well smothered by Emi Martinez. The Red Devils would then come within a whisker of going ahead in the 27th minute through Casemiro. A wonderful sweeping move culminated in Casemiro being played the just inside the penalty area by Jadon Sancho. After controlling, the Brazillian side-footed an looping effort over the outstretched arm of Martinez and off the crossbar. In the 39th minut...