LONDON: Rasmus Hojlund broke his Premier League duck as Manchester United celebrated Sir Jim Ratcliffe's investment in the club by battling back from two goals down to beat Aston Villa 3-2.
Villa were on course to move level on points with Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table following first-half goals from John McGinn and Leander Dendoncker at Old Trafford.
But the hosts levelled thanks to Alejandro Garnacho's double before 20-year-old Hojlund, who cost an initial GBP64million (US$81 million) from Atalanta in the summer, stole the headlines with an 82nd-minute winner on his 15th top-flight appearance, said PA Media.
The rousing comeback victory came two days after Ratcliffe agreed to buy a 25 per cent stake in United and ended a four-match winless run without scoring to ease mounting pressure on manager Erik ten Hag.
Ten Hag's side rise to sixth, while Villa remain third after blowing a major opportunity.
Earlier on Boxing Day, Liverpool climbed to the summit after Darwin Nunez ended his goal drought in a 2-0 success at second-bottom Burnley.
Nunez fired Jurgen Klopp's men into a sixth-minute lead at Turf Moor with his first strike in 13 matches in all competitions before substitute Diogo Jota sealed victory late on with his 50th goal for the club.
Mohamed Salah hit the crossbar and Harvey Elliott saw his second-half strike ruled out for offside with the score still 1-0, while Jacob Bruun Larsen almost snatched an equaliser for the Clarets.
Victory for the Reds lifted them two points above Arsenal, who host West Ham on Thursday, while lowly Burnley are five points from safety following a 14th defeat of the season.
Chris Wood retuned to haunt Newcastle with a stunning hat-trick as Nottingham Forest handed new boss Nuno Espirito Santo the first Premier League victory of his reign.
Wood, who joined Forest from the Magpies in January, produced two fine second-half finishes to secure a 3-1 comeback success at St James' Park.
Newcastle went ahead through Alexander Isak's 23rd-minute penalty but slipped to a sixth defeat in seven games in all competitions after Wood tapped home Anthony Elanga's cross just before the break and went on to complete his treble in style.
Forest remain two points above the relegation zone after 18th-placed Luton pulled off a 3-2 success at bottom club Sheffield United thanks to two late own goals.
Blades pair Jack Robinson and Anis Ben Slimane each turned the ball into their own goal during the final 14 minutes of a chaotic clash at Bramall Lane.
Chris Wilder's hosts had looked set for a vital three points after second-half strikes from Oli McBurnie and Anel Ahmedhodzic overturned Alfie Doughty's 17th-minute opener.
In-form Bournemouth continued their remarkable resurgence by moving into the top half of the table thanks to a thumping 3-0 victory over Fulham.
Justin Kluivert put the Cherries ahead just before half-time at Vitality Stadium before Dominic Solanke's eighth goal in seven games - a penalty after Joao Palhinha brought down Antoine Semenyo - doubled the lead.
Substitute Luis Sinisterra sealed an emphatic success late on as Andoni Iraola's hosts made it 19 points from the last 21 available.
--BERNAMA-PA Media/dpa
Bernama
Wed Dec 27 2023
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