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Javier Hernandez of Manchester United shoots, which subsequently rebounds off Ron Vlaar of Aston Villa for his team's second and equalising goal, during the Barclays Premier league match at Villa Park on November 10, 2012 in Birmingham, England. (GETTY)
Javier Hernandez climbed off the bench to help Premier League leaders Manchester United fight back for a dramatic 3-2 win at Aston Villa after Arsenal were held in another rip-roaring Saturday of Premier League action.
Austrian Andreas Weimann had stunned United with two well-taken goals for lowly Villa either side of the break but Mexico striker Hernandez showed his killer instincts by netting on 58 minutes and seeing a second shot deflect in off Ron Vlaar.
The livewire forward sealed the remarkable comeback with a diving header three minutes from time.The result gives United a four-point lead over second-placed Chelsea, who host Liverpool on Sunday, with champions Manchester City a point further back ahead of Tottenham Hotspur's visit.
"The only thing in my mind is to do my best and do what the gaffer told me to do. He told me to do the things I do in training, to run in behind, to move the defenders," Hernandez told Sky before claiming a hat-trick despite a debatable second.
"Yes of course (I'll claim it). I hit the target and the defender touched the ball."
Villa more than held their own in the opening 45 minutes at Villa Park, and they took the lead in first-half injury time.
Christian Benteke resisted Chris Smalling's attentions wide on the Villa left before cutting the ball back to Weimann, who placed a first-time shot into the roof of the net from just inside the penalty box.
Hernandez replaced Ashley Young at the interval but Weimann struck again five minutes into the second half, slamming in from close range after Gabriel Agbonlahor got free down the left.
United hit back quickly though, with Hernandez to the fore.
The Mexican finished between Brad Guzan's legs in the 58th minute to claim his sixth goal in six appearances, before seeing a volley turned home by Villa defender Vlaar to give the away side a 63rd-minute equaliser.
David de Gea denied Weimann a hat-trick with a smart save from the Austrian forward's header, while Robin van Persie hit the bar twice, before Hernandez capped another trademark United comeback by converting van Persie's free-kick.
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