Aston Villa boss Dean Smith admitted frustration after their 2-1 defeat at Manchester United.

A Bruno Fernandes penalty settled the points for United.

Smith said, "First half we were miles off it. First 15 minutes felt like a testimonial. Then they injected some pace into it and deservedly went ahead.

"I asked for more at half-time and we deserved to get back in the game. Our goalkeeper has had to make some good saves but they were all outside the box.

"I thought it was a penalty at the time, but I looked at it after the game and saw he tripped himself. I don't see why Michael [Oliver] couldn't have looked at it. That's what VAR is for isn't it? He's tripped himself up. There's margins in football. I've seen it again, and I don't think it's a penalty.

"We know we're on a good journey at the moment. We believe we've got five key arrivals to go with the players who are Premier League ready now.

"This is only our second season in the division, but competing here and against Liverpool and Arsenal shows our journey is going well so far."