5 talking points from Manchester United's convincing 4-1 win over Aston Villa

A brace from Wayne Rooney and goals from Juan Mata and Javier Hernandez were enough as United eased past an Aston Villa who took an early lead. The win eases some pressure off Moyes as he goes into a crunch Champions League tie againt the reigning champions on Tuesday. Here are the five things we learned from the game.

#1 Rooney is Villas villain yet again

Aston Villa must be sick at the sight of Wayne Rooney as his brace sealed a comfortable 4-1 victory for the Red Devils. Having not scored at Old Trafford since October, Villa would have been hoping for that run to continue. But, unfortunately, it wasn’t to be as Rooney made it 12 goals against Aston Villa, making them his most favorite opposition to play against.

Having missed two good chances in the second half, Rooney would have been disappointed to have been taken off before scoring a hat-trick. But, all things considered, he will be happy into go into a crucial clash against Bayern with four goals in his last three games as the club’s leading goal scorer this season.