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Aston Villa boss was furious over the late goals which they conceded in the final minutes as they held Manchester United in a draw.
Aston Villa have failed again to secure three points last night when they visited Old Trafford. In a goal galore, Villa was on the verge of going home victoriously, only to be punished by the typical Red Devils’ goals in the final six minutes. Both sides had to settle in a 4-4 draw.
Unai Emery was furious with the fact that his team threw away the two-goal advantage. He shared his comment during the post-match interview as reported in Talksport.
“Angry, of course. To accept to lose in the last minutes two goals, it is difficult.I am angry for the situation, not with the players. We lost the opportunity to have two points more.”
“They did the same here against Roma with the supporters pushing, they were playing with heart.The last moments when we were close to finishing the match, with Dorgu left side, we couldn’t defend him good.”
The match was tight but Villa started off well with two early goals from Alysson Edward in the first minute followed by Nicolas Jackson’s three minutes later. The Senegalese took advantage of the rebound right in front of United’s goal.
However, United fought back in the final minutes before the interval after they previously reduced the deficit from Bruno Fernandes’ penalty. The former Villa man, Youri Tielemans, ironically, bagged the equalizer one minute before the break.
At the second half, Villa were upfront again with John McGinn’s penalty in the 48th minute and Leon Goretzka’s taps in five minutes later after a little rumble in United’s six yard box. Unfortunately, Michael Carrick’s men proved once again they could find the late equalizer. Their scorer came from the bench, Joshua Zirkzee and Patrick Dorgu.
Prior to the match, Emery underlined the level of the game against United would be almost at the same one as the Barcelona clash in the Champions League last Tuesday. The late goals, ongoing pressure and so on showed how playing against the elite teams requires more than 90-minute focus.
The Spanish boss seems to highlight Zion Suzuki’s form again in the final minutes.
“Zion [Suzuki] is going to improve, adapting to the Premier League, but during the process we conceded one more, but Zion is very fantastic how he is performing.”
The Japanese international did make five saves, one claim and one punch. He also made three clearances, won aerial duel twice as well as delivered 23 long balls with 10 of them being accurate. Yet, it was not enough to secure three points.