Let’s take a look at the interesting statistics surrounding Manchester United’s win, compiled by BBC and Statman Dave.

14 – Manchester United have come back from 14 times and won matches when they were behind by 2 goals or more in the Premier League, at least 5 times more than other clubs.

3 – With 3 goals against Aston Villa, Man United ended a series of 3 consecutive matches without scoring in the Premier League. 

20 – Aston Villa is the 20th team in the Premier League this season to lose points while leading. Notably, since the defeat against Manchester City in May 2022, this is also the first time Villa has lost when leading the opponent by 2 goals or more.

439 – Alejandro Garnacho’s goal in the 59th minute ended Man Utd’s 439-minute streak in all competitions. Before that, the last time the Red Devils scored was in the win over Chelsea, when Scott McTominay put his nаme on the scoreboard in the 69th minute.

1 – After Ashley Westwood in March 2014, John McGinn became the first Aston Villa player to score from the free kιck in an away match in the Premier League. 

4 – Aston Villa is only the fourth team in Premier League history to lead Man Utd by two goals in the 26th minute or earlier.

1026 – After a total of 1026 minutes of play in the Premier League, Rasmus Hojlund finally scored his first goal in this tournament. He needed 19 shots to do that.

 2 – Andre Onana had 2 passes to create scoring opportunities against Aston Villa, more than any other player on the field – except Bruno Fernandes (3).

 39 – Up to now, Marcus Rashford has had a total of 39 assists in the Premier League, a better achievement than many stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo (37), Paul Pogba (38) or Sadio Mane (38).

 3 – This is only the third time Man Utd has scored more than two goals in a Premier League match this season.