Manchester United are interested in Royal Antwerp midfielder Mandela Keita, it is claimed.
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Scott McTominay stepped off the bench to score a late winner and help Manchester United extend their winning run to four matches with a 2-1 win over Aston Villa at Villa Park on Sunday afternoon.
After Douglas Luiz had earlier cancelled out Rasmus Hojlund's opener, the contest in the Midlands looked as though it was going to end all square, putting a huge dent in United's top four ambitions. However, McTominay connected with Diogo Dalot's excellent cross to snatch an unlikely victory.
Despite having been in front for the best part of an hour, United's goal had lived a charmed life, surviving a collection of Villa attacks. Luiz's 67th minute leveller was nothing more than what the home side had deserved.
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However, just as he did at Molineux just under a fortnight ago, McTominay stepped off the bench to make his mark. United, as a result, have now won three Premier League games in a row and have cut the gap on Villa in the standings to five points.
Below, MEN Sport has highlighted some of the moments you may not have spotted from Sunday's encounter at Villa Park.
There is no stopping him right now, is there? After making it four goals in four Premier League appearances against West Ham United seven days earlier, Hojlund made it five in five at Villa Park.
United had started the brighter in the Midlands and were making almost all of the early running, meaning it was no surprise when Hojlund put them ahead with just 17 minutes played. The Dane was in the right place at the right time to turn the ball home from close-range after connecting with Harry Maguire's header from a
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