Unai Emery gave a frosty explanation of his premature exit from the sidelines after Aston Villa conceded a stoppage-time equaliser against Manchester United on Sunday.

Late goals from Joshua Zirkzee and Patrick Dorgu salvaged a dramatic 4-4 draw for the hosts at Old Trafford but left Villa ruing their two-goal lead which they let slip.

Emery insisted United's equaliser was "not unfair," regarding the time added on, as he explained his swift departure from the dugout.

Insisting it was "not emotion," he told Sky Sports: "They scored in the 96th minute. There were six minutes added. The match was finishing."

When pushed by the reporter, a frustrated Emery answered: "Please. They scored a goal in the 96th minute -- you made a question that I left before. It was the 96th minute and 30 seconds when we kicked off.

"My English is poor but is this clear or not?"

Emery sarcastically questioned if there would be "more questions" before wishing the reporter well and moving on.

The Villa boss previously said about his side's performance: "Very difficult match. A tough match. We competed well. We struggled in the first half in some moments after our two goals.

"In the second half we [did not have] good balance, to score two goals and to try to win the match.

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"In the last six minutes they scored two goals. They can do it, they did in Rome last Tuesday. Here, it's difficult to win.

"My analysis overall is that we've lost an opportunity to win a match."

Villa were 2-0 up inside four minutes through Alysson and Nicolas Jackson but Bruno Fernandes and Youri Tielemans ensured parity at half-time. Villa made it 4-2 through John McGinn and Leon Goretzka before United's late comeback.

United were left in the relegation zone while Villa are 10th heading into the international break.