Man Utd player ratings: Casemiro, Fernandes shine in storming second half win over Villa

Casemiro's flicked header from a corner opened the scoring as Manchester United dominated the second half in a 3-1 win over Aston Villa.

After a quiet first half, the game exploded into life after the break.

United were sloppy in defence to allow Villa back into the game through Ross Barkley who slammed a shot past Senne Lammens.

Fernandes then registered his 16th assist of the Premier League season when he delivered a defence-splitting pass for Matheus Cunha to race on to, with the Brazilian finishing smartly.

Benjamin Sesko made it 3-1 to round off a great day for United.

Senne Lammens: Nothing he could do with the goal and had a pretty quiet afternoon aside from that. One routine second-half save. 7

Diogo Dalot: Wasted the best chance of the first half when he got under a left-footed half-volley, but sent in a wicked delivery that deserved more. 7

Leny Yoro: Sliding tackle to deny Watkins just before half-time and looked much more physical, winning his fair share of headers. 7

Harry Maguire: Brought the ball out of defence well in the first half and solid enough in defence, especially when Abraham tried to get physical. 7

Luke Shaw: Good run down the left early on. Had a couple of testing moments against Bailey but a solid enough performance. 7

Casemiro: Seventh goal of the season with a clever header and was involved in the second and third goals. Another supreme performance and looked fresh after his rest. 9

Kobbie Mainoo: Best midfielder in the first half and kept things simple after the break. Showed some composure to try and control a stodgy game early on. 7

Amad: Back in the side for Sesko and although there were some nice touches he didn't deliver on a consistent enough basis down the right. 6

Bruno Fernandes: An assist from a corner and a magical pass to Cunha takes him to 16 for the season. 9

Matheus Cunha: Sent in a couple of dangerous crosses when holding his width on the left and then took his goal brilliantly to restore United's lead. 8

Bryan Mbeumo: Wild shot late in the first-half as he struggled to get into the game. Stung the palms of Martinez after the break. 6

Substitutes

Benjamin Sesko: Unlucky to find himself out of the team, especially when the crosses rained in, but came on and scored anyway. 7

Manuel Ugarte: Arrived late on. N/A

Subs not used: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Heaven, Malacia, T. Fletcher, Mount, Zirkzee