WHEN Scott McTominay met Diogo Dalot's cross with the meatiest of headers, Andre Onana resisted the temptation to dance.
A short while before what is becoming a typically decisive intervention from McTominay, a smiling Douglas Luiz teased Onana with some sort of shoulder shimmy after finally turning a torrent of Aston Villa pressure into an equaliser.
But as the supporters in the Holte End who had barracked him throughout a compelling second half found out at the final whistle, it was Onana who had the last laugh.
There was no shortage of significant contributions to this Manchester United triumph that put them back into the reckoning for a top-four slot.
Dalot was impressive throughout, Harry Maguire's renaissance has resumed after his injury break, and, of course, McTominay produced the dramatic final blow.
It also helped Erik ten Hag's side that Ollie Watkins was unusually hesitant in the penalty area and he was not the only villain when it came to wastefulness in front of United's goal.
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