Another Sesko late show boosts Man Utd's top four hopes
Benjamin Sesko came off the bench to score another late goal for Manchester United, which boosted its top-four chances with a 3-1 win over Aston Villa.
Only goal difference separated the teams in the Premier League table ahead of kick-off at Old Trafford, but Matheus Cunha and Sesko ensured that gap stretched to three points.
United was on top in the first half, with Amad Diallo's header pushed away by Emiliano Martinez before Diogo Dalot blazed a golden opportunity over the crossbar.
It took until the 53rd minute for them to find the breakthrough, as Bruno Fernandes' corner was deftly guided in off the far post by Casemiro, who had ghosted through Villa's defence.
Ross Barkley – on his 200th Premier League start – pulled the visitor back level 11 minutes later, bending his strike into the bottom-right corner, with an offside Amadou Onana swerving out of the way in time.
But Villa could not build any momentum, and a blistering counter-attack was finished off when Cunha guided Fernandes's through-ball past Martinez 71 minutes in.
Substitute Sesko was then in the right place to pounce on Lamare Bogarde's attempted clearance, and he spun in the box to fire his shot on goal, with a big deflection off Tyrone Mings helping it into the net.
