Aston Villa were subjected to their third straight defeat at Villa Park as Manchester United triumphed 2-1 there this Sunday.
Andre Onana deserved to keep a clean sheet for the numerous tricky saves he pulled off. Man United only have Onana to thank for the final scoreline.
After the game, even Villa boss Unai Emery, who commented about Onana pre-game, grudgingly told reporters, quoted by the BBC: "We deserved more.
"We planned the match how we could feel strong and try and have control of the game and how we could win and I think we did that.
"We weren't clinical today. Their goalkeeper [Onana] made some very good saves and they were clinical.
"We had to reset and we are frustrated but we have to be positives."
Emery also showed admiration for how the Red Devils played, adding: "Manchester United are more of a contender to be where we are than us and we have a gap to them.
"We have to be strong in the mind and not lose our focus and focus on how we are trying to build the team and be stronger.
"Their performance today was how we are trying to build."
