He surprised: ‘Dibu’ Martínez ran to midfield, accommodated the barrier and Aston Villa shouted a goal | VIDEO

Unai Emery’s Aston Villa climbed to thirteenth place and took a breather with a 3-1 win over Manchester United, which remains in fifth position; and, one of the main players of the match for the ‘villains’ was Emiliano “Dibu” Martínez who showed off with great saves, but also with a curious act of leadership.

What happened? The referee awarded a free kick in favor of Aston Villa very close to the area after the first goal. The person in charge of shooting was Digne, who sent the ball into the corner of the goal and, despite David de Gea’s attempt, he was unable to stop the powerful shot.

The great goal scored by the French footballer had a slight but very important help from ‘Dibu’. The Argentine goalkeeper went to the middle of the field of play to help his teammates to accommodate the barrier in order to cover De Gea’s vision.

In addition to his support for the second goal, the Aston Villa goalkeeper shone with a difficult test. Martínez made a double save to avoid the goal of his compatriot Garnacho and then that of Cristiano Ronaldo.

The goalkeeper responded up and down, with his hands and feet, to generate applause from the stands. Now, the situation of Manchester United is complicated. The ‘Red Devils’ were fifth and the race for the ‘Champions’ positions becomes more difficult, remaining three points behind fourth place.