Man United starlet Marcus Rashford sends Aston Villa down

Manchester Utd 1 Aston Villa 0

For Manchester United fans, meanwhile, there was a large amount of boredom and no small measure of frustration but, ultimately, the comfort of three more points that kept them in the hunt for Champions League football.

United’s followers had the relief of victory and the contentment of Wayne Rooney’s return to the starting line-up to sooth the discomfort of another laboured, uninspiring display from Louis van Gaal’s team.