Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson was satisfied with their 1-0 win at Aston Villa.

United remain five points adrift of Manchester City and Ferguson was happy with his side's dominance despite missing several good chances.

He said: "We missed some good chances and that can cost you. Villa don't give in and they kept pumping that ball in at the end of the game and anything can happen then.

"I thought we controlled the game and there were some good performances.

"We had a good rhythm to our game and it's a good pitch to pass the ball. We always enjoy coming here.

"We've won 1-0 away again and the one good thing is we've increased our concentration away from home."