Things our writers loved about win v Aston Villa | 15 March 2026

Mikey Partington: I like the Casemiro celebrations, the nonchalance of Fernandes after his two assists and the way Cunha joins in with Sesko’s trademark soar, however probably the most satisfying factor about Sunday’s win for me was the character the Reds confirmed to get one other massive end result.

Pegged again by Ross Barkley’s equaliser simply after the hour mark, the competition might have gone in a really completely different course. A victory felt so essential to the momentum of each groups’ European ambitions, and you could possibly argue that Villa had the higher hand within the encounter after drawing stage. However, as we have now usually seen over the previous few months, United confirmed resilience, spirit and, in the end, high quality with the 2 decisive late objectives, in a game-state that challenged and requested questions of Carrick’s males.

That means to go once more when adversity smacks you within the face – like when Arsenal scored a late equaliser in our January victory on the Emirates, or when Fulham seemed to have rescued some extent as we beat them at Outdated Trafford every week later – is an underrated ability of this staff for me, however one which shall be crucial for us to take care of if we’re to complete the season inside these Champions League positions.