MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – APRIL 16: Marcus Rashford of Manchester United celebrates scoring his sides first goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and Aston Villa at Old Trafford on April 16, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

WATCH: Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford’s sweet flick puts Aston Villa closer to clinching relegation

Aston Villa needed to win against Manchester United to keep from officially clinching relegation. While they held things scoreless for the first 31 minutes, Manchester United was dominating the game and it seemed inevitable that they were going to score. That happened when Marcus Rashford broke the deadlock with this sweet one touch flick to go past Brad Guzan and put Aston Villa all but relegated out of the English Premier League.

You could tell this was coming and Rashford had some great vision to get himself space in the box against the Villa defense. The 18-year-old was supremely confident to only need one touch and Manchester United went into the lead and keep up with their top four hopes. While Aston Villa is even closer to going to the Championship.

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