Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard is happy to take on Manchester United in the Premier League at the weekend.

The Villains put in an excellent display at Old Trafford in the FA Cup third round, but were not clinical enough, and lost the game 1-0.

Despite the setback of the result, Gerrard saw plenty of positives in the game, and believes they can give United immediate payback in the Premier League.

He told BBC Sport: "It is quite unique to play a team in the space of five or six days.

"The players have an opportunity to flip the mood, flip the feeling. I am sure they are frustrated.

"They played quite well and dominated large arts but with no rewards for the performance so they have an opportunity at Villa Park to straighten that out.

"I am not disappointed in the performance tonight just disappointed we didn't take our chances and conceded a sloppy goal."