The Reds had been achieved by two excellent Morgan Rogers strikes, regardless of Matheus Cunha’s reply, and, whereas accepting the end result would be the solely factor that counts, our head coach might positively see positives in the way in which his facet handled attempting circumstances.
Already with out Matthijs de Ligt, Harry Maguire, Noussair Mazraoui, Casemiro, Amad and Bryan Mbeumo, there was one other blow earlier than kick-off when it was revealed Kobbie Mainoo was unavailable on account of harm.
To compound issues, skipper Bruno Fernandes didn’t reappear for the second half after clearly wanting in a substantial amount of discomfort.
All of it led to senior debuts for Jack Fletcher and Shea Lacey, incomes congratulations from Ruben, however it’s all about getting ready for Newcastle United on Boxing Day now.
Right here is a few of what the boss needed to say to BBC, Sky Sports activities and MUTV after the sport at Villa Park…



























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