Youngster Alejandro Garnacho broke the Premier League record of former player Michael Owen, after scoring twice in Man United’s comeback against Aston Villa on Boxing Day.
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Man United holds a record of 21 wins on Boxing Day in the Premier League before welcoming Aston Villa on Boxing Day, but not many people believe the Red Devils can increase this number to 22 after a series of poor matches. them last time.
That worry is even more well-founded, when Man United, despite playing at Old Trafford, has ‘given two gifts’ for Aston Villa in the first half with easy goals from John McGinn and Leander Dendoncker. However, Man United played explosively in the second half to have an excellent comeback.
Young player Alejandro Garnacho, after being denied a goal at the beginning of the second half due to offside, played explosively to score a brace of goals later, with shots in the penalty area defeating his senior. compatriot Emiliano Martínez, before Ramus Hojlund scored his first goal in the Premier League to seal a 3-2 victory for MU.
Garnacho scored his first double in a MU shirt
With a double goal against Aston Villa, Garnacho became the youngest player (19 years and 178 days) to score 2 or more goals on Boxing Day in the Premier League, surpassing former player Michael Owen (20 years and 12 days in match against Newcastle in 1999).
Last night’s victory over Aston Villa also helped MU improve its record of winning 22 matches on Boxing Day, and also helped the Red Devils rise to 6th on the Premier League rankings with 31 points. For Aston Villa, in two consecutive matches they only won 1 point, making them still ranked 3rd in the rankings but will likely soon be surpassed by the opponents behind them, Tottenham and Man City.
