Stewart Downing was pleased to see Aston Villa record signing Darren Bent on the scoresheet in defeat at Manchester United.
One plus point from the match was a second goal in three starts for January signing Bent, who fired home from Downing's assist.
"That is why we bought him," the former Middlesbrough man said. "It is still a hard finish for him even though he is one on one with the goalkeeper.
"It put us right back in the game and I thought we were getting on top a bit until we conceded again.
"But their quality shone through at times and they made it hard for us."
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