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Aston Villa boss Emery 'very proud' despite Man Utd defeat

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery felt poor finishing cost them defeat at home to Manchester United.

Villa lost 2-1 after fighting back from 1-0 down.

Emery said, "We did everything we planned. We controlled the game and we avoided the transitions and we didn't concede a lot of chances. We created chances but we couldn't score some clear chances.

"I am very proud of our work and of the players. We are playing against the mighty Manchester United but we are being more consistent in matches in the league. The result is tough for us and difficult to accept but that is football. We played like we planned and we deserved more.

"We created chances and sometimes we are being clinical and sometimes we aren't, like today. But these are the ideas that we wanted. We created through our identity and our style. Sometimes we will be clinical and sometimes we won't be. We wanted to have control of the game and avoid transitions. That was the first idea we had and we did."

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