<p> 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.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p>Still, Solskjaer was realistic in assessing that the result has most likely only delayed the inevitable, with leaders City 10 points ahead of second-placed United.</p>.<p>City have 80 points with three games left while United have 70 and a game in hand, meaning only a monumental collapse by Pep Guardiola's side could open the door if United won all their matches.</p>.<p>"That would be the biggest upset in football history but at least we don’t travel back to a party on the blue side tonight," Solskjaer told the <em>BBC</em>.</p>.<p>"We'll try to delay it as long as we can," he added in a post-match interview with <em>Sky Sports</em>.</p>.<p>United could put some more pressure on City if they beat visiting Leicester City on Tuesday and Liverpool on Thursday before City travel to Newcastle United on Friday.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="http://Chelsea win 2-1, delay Manchester City's EPL title party Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/football/chelsea-win-2-1-delay-manchester-citys-epl-title-party-984033.html" target="_blank">Chelsea win 2-1, delay Manchester City's EPL title party</a></strong></p>.<p>But winning the Europa League will be a more realistic target for United as they take on Spanish rivals Villarreal in the final on May 26 in Gdansk, although they suffered a blow as captain Harry Maguire got injured against Villa.</p>.<p>Maguire will have a scan on Monday to determine the extent of what looks like an ankle injury after he landed awkwardly following a duel with Villa forward Anwar El Ghazi, leaving Solskjaer sweating.</p>.<p>"We’ve got to check it," the Norwegian told Manchester United's official <a href="http://www.manutd.com" target="_blank">website</a> </p>.<p>"It might be a few weeks, might be a couple of days - who knows. I’m not a doctor and we’ve got to check him and scan him (on Monday). He twisted his ankle and got a knock."</p>.<p>Maguire himself tweeted that he was hopeful the injury was not too serious and that he'd be "back playing soon."</p>.<p>Solskjaer also pointed out he would inject some fresh blood into his starting eleven against Leicester with United facing a congested fixture list in the season's home straight.</p>.<p>"I think everyone is capable of doing a Thursday-Sunday. But to put in Tuesday is more or less demanding too much of them," he said.</p>.<p>"Adding Thursday is impossible - absolutely physically impossible. So I have to now make sure that I don’t run the risk of getting injuries. The boys who played Thursday night and today will not play 90 minutes on Tuesday, for sure."</p>
<p> 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.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p>Still, Solskjaer was realistic in assessing that the result has most likely only delayed the inevitable, with leaders City 10 points ahead of second-placed United.</p>.<p>City have 80 points with three games left while United have 70 and a game in hand, meaning only a monumental collapse by Pep Guardiola's side could open the door if United won all their matches.</p>.<p>"That would be the biggest upset in football history but at least we don’t travel back to a party on the blue side tonight," Solskjaer told the <em>BBC</em>.</p>.<p>"We'll try to delay it as long as we can," he added in a post-match interview with <em>Sky Sports</em>.</p>.<p>United could put some more pressure on City if they beat visiting Leicester City on Tuesday and Liverpool on Thursday before City travel to Newcastle United on Friday.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="http://Chelsea win 2-1, delay Manchester City's EPL title party Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/football/chelsea-win-2-1-delay-manchester-citys-epl-title-party-984033.html" target="_blank">Chelsea win 2-1, delay Manchester City's EPL title party</a></strong></p>.<p>But winning the Europa League will be a more realistic target for United as they take on Spanish rivals Villarreal in the final on May 26 in Gdansk, although they suffered a blow as captain Harry Maguire got injured against Villa.</p>.<p>Maguire will have a scan on Monday to determine the extent of what looks like an ankle injury after he landed awkwardly following a duel with Villa forward Anwar El Ghazi, leaving Solskjaer sweating.</p>.<p>"We’ve got to check it," the Norwegian told Manchester United's official <a href="http://www.manutd.com" target="_blank">website</a> </p>.<p>"It might be a few weeks, might be a couple of days - who knows. I’m not a doctor and we’ve got to check him and scan him (on Monday). He twisted his ankle and got a knock."</p>.<p>Maguire himself tweeted that he was hopeful the injury was not too serious and that he'd be "back playing soon."</p>.<p>Solskjaer also pointed out he would inject some fresh blood into his starting eleven against Leicester with United facing a congested fixture list in the season's home straight.</p>.<p>"I think everyone is capable of doing a Thursday-Sunday. But to put in Tuesday is more or less demanding too much of them," he said.</p>.<p>"Adding Thursday is impossible - absolutely physically impossible. So I have to now make sure that I don’t run the risk of getting injuries. The boys who played Thursday night and today will not play 90 minutes on Tuesday, for sure."</p>