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Report: Manchester United 4 Villa 2

After what was a low-key opening first 45 minutes, the action sprung into life during the second period, with goals from Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford, Bruno Fernandes and Scott McTominay sealing victory in M16.

Having fallen behind twice in the contest, Ollie Watkins opened the scoring after the interval, with our French forward Martial instantly hitting back. Diogo Dalot then turned into his own net, before Rashford equalised once more. Fernandes and McTominay then both found the net in the last 15 minutes, as Erik ten Hag's side progressed in the competition.

FIRST HALF - CAGEY OPENING

There were few chances but Tyrell Malacia's early searching ball initially looked set to be seized upon by Martial, before skidding along the dampened Old Trafford surface to almost find Fernandes over on the right.