Fixtures
- Aston Villa Vs. Manchester United – Sun, Oct 6th 2024, 14:00
Unai Emery felt Sunday’s draw against Manchester United in the Premier League was a fair result for both sides.
Chances were few and far between in a close encounter between two teams who were in European action in midweek.
The 0-0 draw made it five top flight matches unbeaten and eight in all competitions for Emery and his squad.
“I’m very happy with the month we did,” he said.
“Today, in the first half we didn’t control the match like we were preparing before. In the second half we changed some positions on the field and the reaction of the players was better than the first half.
“We controlled better, avoided their transition and avoided some of their attacks getting into our box. They had one good chance in the second half when they hit the crossbar, but I think overall we were better in the second half.
“In the last moments of the game we were close to scoring a goal with the chances we had with Morgan and Jaden Philogene. I can say that the draw is fair for both teams.
“It’s Manchester United and we are in the top five in the table. We are happy there but we have to be very demanding and continue building our team to be successful in our objective in the league.”
The international break gives Villa a chance to recuperate after a busy September, which took its toll in the form of several injuries.
Emery says his team will be raring to go again when they resume against Fulham on Saturday, October 19.
He said: “It’s a nice moment to rest. This week we are going to work and recover some players.
“We are going to add Kamara and Mings, which is very good news. Hopefully some injured players can come back for the next match against Fulham.
“We will need players. Today we were more or less with some players out and we needed fresh players with good legs in the second half to help get our objective in this match.
“The players were really focusing on this match and gave their best. I’m happy because we are feeling strong here with our supporters and keeping a good position in the league and Champions League targeting our objective. We are going to try to get there.”
