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PL: Manchester United Sink Aston Villa to Level Points With Liverpool

Manchester United beat Aston Villa 2-1 on New Year’s Day at Old Trafford to go level on points with Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table.

Goals from Anthony Martial and a Bruno Fernandes penalty were enough to bring Man United up to 33 points from 16 matches.

Aston Villa pulled a goal through Bertrand Traore in the early part of the second half.

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Liverpool, who play Southampton on Monday, are still in first due to a superior goal difference.

Both keepers were called into action in the opening 15 minutes with Emi Martinez parrying away a shot by Martial and David de Gea doing well to keep out a John McGinn volley.

Traore levelled the score shortly after the restart, firing home from close range after Jack Grealish picked him out with a low cross into the area.

Source: Ghanaarticles.com/ESPN.com

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