MANCHESTER, England -- There was an FA Cup shock at Old Trafford on Monday night as Manchester United somehow managed to cling on against Aston Villa to scrape through their third round tie with a 1-0 win. Steven Gerrard's side had two goals ruled out, one after a lengthy VAR stoppage, hit the crossbar and forced David de Gea into two impressive saves but were undone by Scott McTominay's early header.
McTominay was named man-of-the-match but there was very little competition for the award. United, struggling with the ball and without it, are not playing well and Villa will be looking forward to the two teams meeting again in the Premier League on Saturday.