Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester United LIVE REACTION: McTominay scores late winner to give Red Devils Champions League hopes big boost
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Erik ten Hag is delighted with his team's crucial three points.
“It's a big win for us,” the Man United boss told Sky Sports.
“We've gotten closer and that was the goal for today. That was absolutely our goal and we've achieved it.”
“I liked the way we did it. I especially liked the first 20 minutes, when we controlled the game.
“At 1-1 we had to fight and we are very happy for today.
“It was very open and could go both ways, but we found the mentality and character to win the game. The substitutes also had an impact.
“Scott (McTominay) is great. He can score a lot of goals. He is always in positions to score goals.
“We knew Scott would get into the box and could score goals.”
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Man United legend Rio Ferdinand targets Douglas Luiz for his celebration after the tie.
The Brazilian swayed in front of his fans after scoring, but the Red Devils grabbed the late goal…
Aston Villa 1-2 Man United: REACTION
Harry Maguire has also commented on the victory.
He said: “I think we started well, we deservedly scored to lead and then the pace of our pressing dropped and we weren't aggressive enough.
“We let them back in and conceded a set piece which was really disappointing in a place like this.
“Great spirit and fight to come back and Scott (McTominay) is the match winner again. It's an amazing feeling, but we'd like to make it a little easier for ourselves.
“Scott has been involved in numerous games this year and made a difference for us.
“We had to work hard in the second half, we thought in the end we did it and we deserved the win.”
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Winning goalscorer Scott McTominay reacted to a crucial win for Man United tonight.
McTominay told Sky Sports: “We started very well but they are a very good team and they came back and caused us problems.
“The boys at the back were immense, particularly Harry (Maguire) and Raphael (Varane). It was a top-notch performance and in the end a deserved victory.
“Every game you win is huge to take a step forward and give confidence to the boys.
“Everything is positive, but it's about repeating it and not getting too far ahead when we win some.”
Speaking of his goal, he said: “To be fair, it was an incredible cross, delivered with a lot of pace. “I just needed it to hit my head and score the goal.
“Full credit to the boys, we created a lot of good opportunities that can go unnoticed.”
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Scott McTominay has scored more Premier League goals this season than in his previous three campaigns combined (6).
His four goals as a substitute are the joint-highest tally in the competition this season (also four from João Pedro).
The man for the big occasion!
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The gap between Man United and Aston Villa is reduced to five points thanks to Scott McTominay's late goal.
Erik ten Hag's side have given their chances of finishing in the Champions League places a big boost.
Anything but a victory at Villa Park would have left them a long way from their goal!
