Manchester United’s first Premier League victory since March cost Aston Villa Champions League football for next season, as the Villans failed to take advantage of results elsewhere.
Nottingham Forest’s defeat to Chelsea and Newcastle United’s surprise home loss to Everton meant a point would’ve been enough at Old Trafford to secure a top-five finish, but a dominant United scored twice during the final quarter-hour to dash Villa’s hopes.
The visitors were hard done by a huge refereeing blunder at 0–0, but they were considerably inferior to the impressive hosts on Sunday afternoon. United’s win saw them climb up to the lofty heights of 15th in the Premier League table.






