Nicolas Jackson, the Senegal international striker at Aston Villa, opened the scoring as early as the 4th minute and grabbed his ninth goal in 14 matches this season, but his side were pegged back to 4-4 by Manchester United at Old Trafford.
On the Old Trafford pitch, Nicolas Jackson opened the scoring as early as the fourth minute, according to Herald Online / AFP. The match then produced plenty of twists and turns.
Aston Villa twice led by two goals without managing to hold on to their advantage. Manchester United scored twice in stoppage time to snatch a 4-4. For Jackson, the evening was still a fruitful one: nine goals in 14 matches in all competitions since the start of the season.
Jackson, nine goals in 14 matches
The Senegalese then made it 2-0 by forcing the ball home after a poorly controlled save from Senne Lammens, the Manchester United goalkeeper. That ninth goal, scored in 14 matches in all competitions, is his tally at this stage of the season.
The match then swung the other way. Twice two goals ahead, Aston Villa were pegged back, and Manchester United struck twice in stoppage time on the way to the final 4-4.
Gboho off the mark in the Premier League
Another African player worth noting: Yann Gboho, the 25-year-old Ivory Coast international winger, scored his first Premier League goal in Coventry City’s 3-1 defeat at Everton, again according to Herald Online / AFP.
The goal came in the 52nd minute. After escaping his marker, the winger finished with a composed strike. Everton then scored three times.
Signed from Toulouse FC in September, Gboho is experiencing the Premier League for the first time this season.
Coventry and Aston Villa, two different situations
Coventry, managed by Frank Lampard, remain a point from the relegation zone despite their winger’s goal.
Aston Villa, for their part, are left to reflect mainly on two two-goal leads that were not enough to secure victory at Old Trafford.
Both clubs’ next Premier League fixtures are still to come.