Aston Villa boss Unai Emery had a mixed verdict on the performance in our 4-2 defeat to Man Utd in the Carabao Cup.
Despite twice taking the lead in the second half at Old Trafford, Villa were unable to hold out and secure the win to advance to the next round as we eventually fell short after some disappointing defending.
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It came after a cagey opening 45 minutes with both sides struggling to create too many chances, but it was an entirely different story after the break as the game opened up and the goals began to flow.
Emery was pleased with the defensive performance initially, but there is evidently still plenty of room for improvement not only in our attacking play but the way in which we approach certain situations during games, namely how to react after scoring and not allowing the opposition to hit back immediately and kill our momentum.
Speaking on the game, the Villa boss was largely pleased with what he saw, but interestingly he also highlighted that we didn’t have the right mentality for the last 15 minutes of the encounter.