Soccer-United's Solskjaer happy to delay Man City title party


Soccer Football - Premier League - Aston Villa v Manchester United - Villa Park, Birmingham, Britain - May 9, 2021 Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Pool via REUTERS/Nick Potts

BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was delighted after a comeback 3-1 win at Aston Villa mathematically kept his side in the title race while it also secured a top-four finish in the Premier League.

Defeat would have handed leaders Manchester City the title despite their 2-1 home loss to Chelsea on Saturday but United erased a 1-0 first-half deficit as Bruno Fernandes, Mason Greenwood and Edinson Cavani struck after the break.

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