Manchester United Beat Aston Villa 4-2 To Progress To The Last 16 Of The Carabao Cup

Manchester United recovered from one goal down to beat Aston Villa 4-2 in a crazy second half at Old Trafford to progress to the last 16 of the Carabao Cup, where they will host Burnley.

All six goals came after the interval with Erik ten Hag’s side falling behind twice before Bruno Fernandes’ deflected strike put them ahead for the first time and Scott McTominay sealed it. The result goes some way to avenging Villa’s 3-1 defeat of United in Unai Emery’s first game on Sunday.

After a dismal 45 minutes, the game came to life after the break when Ollie Watkins scored the opening goal before Anthony Martial bagged an equalizer just 19 seconds after the restart. Diogo Dalot’s own goal restored Villa’s advantage but then Marcus Rashford found another equaliser.

Fernandes, suspended when the teams met at Villa Park at the weekend, turned the game on its head amid a raucous Old Trafford atmosphere and McTominay ended any hope of a comeback.

United’s fourth-round tie will also be at their home ground, with their clash with Vincent Kompany’s Championship side Burnley scheduled for the week of December 19.