Last night’s away match against Aston Villa was an important match for Manchester United, with Unai Emery’s side leading by eight points going into the match.

A win for Villa would extend that gap to 11 points. Instead, Manchester United’s away win cut the gap to five. Rasmus Hojlund and Scott McTominay scored the goals for Manchester United after assists from Harry Maguire and Diogo Dalot.

Harry Maguire was brought back into the team to replace Lisandro Martinez, who had to take time off due to injury. Maguire played well at the end of last year before getting injured, and he returned to his best form against Aston Villa.

 Maguire played well against Villa.

He assisted Rasmus Hojlund’s goal, the fifth goal the Danish player has scored in his last five Premier League matches.

Former Aston Villa midfielder Paul Merson praised Maguire after the match: “What I like about him is that when he takes a corner, he tries to score.  If I played next to him, I would want him He’s on my team.”

Harry Maguire had 7 aerial duels against Aston Villa and won all 7 matches, 100% success rate. He had a total of 71 touches of the ball, winning 3/4 tackles. Maguire also made 5 clearances and 1 save.