Manchester United vs Aston Villa Post-Match Analysis

[Toronto Villa]

5-5 over two legs. We won on the away goals rule. Who we got in the next round?

[Paul.S]

Surely Emery has the ability to watch our previous matches? I'm with PWS, play a proper team tonight and we win that. He brings in Olsen, Chambers, Augustinsson, McGinn and Ings and they were all utterly abysmal.

I’m sure he has watched them but he needs to know if they can play under him with his tactics and coaching. We’d have no squad left if he’d watched them under Gerrard.
The truth is, we’ve made some terrible signings yet again and he’s got to pick up a squad lacking in depth, quality and with the mental scars of 12 horrendous months. It’s a massive job.

Plus he's been here a week, played the same opponent (who were/are in decent nick despite us making them look bang average) and we break for six weeks this coming Sunday. It's slightly early to be moving towards 'jury's out for me, Clive,' territory

The jury is definitely out on the recruitment side of the club. You can see he’s coaching them and we have a plan and yes, we’ve improved. To expect him to make decisions on who we keep from a video is ridiculous. Let’s not run before we can walk.

[Percy McCarthy]

We troubled them, they were rattled. I’m disappointed with the result but when was the last time we really troubled them at old Trafford?

Does beating them *checks notes* last season count?

[SoccerHQ]

Dendoncker was cup tied, so that was an enforced change, and sticking Ash in for Cash would have been fair enough. But Olsen for Martinez? Absolutely no need for that whatsoever, it was stupid and has cost us the match.

It's just something many managers do these days, Villareal won the europa with their second choice.

Last season we had Steer in goal at Chelsea and that cost us in the penalty shoot out.

Was Nyland our cup keeper in 19/20? Can't remember if Heaton played any games before his injury.

Hopefully Emi starts in FA cup 3rd round if we're playing someone decent at least. He's said he wants to win stuff with us so might aswell give him the opportunity.

[tomd2103]

I'm another who thinks he made a mistake tonight.  We were on a high after Sunday, why not try and keep that going with the team that performed so well?  The replacements for the starting XI aren't anywhere near as good in many cases and it has cost us tonight. 

[Hillbilly]

Let's hope we're a bit more on point when we inevitably visit them in the 3rd round of the FA cup.

[Paul.S]

Only one person to blame for that tonight and that's Emery.  Said he wanted to win a trophy, yet blatantly surrenders his first opportunity to do so with an utterly ridiculous team selection against a United side there for the taking.

That’s a bit harsh. He did say he wanted to win a cup, but he’s here for over 4 years and there’s a reason why he’s got such a long contract. There’s no way anyone is taking us from where we were/are to cup winners and mid table in 6 months.
This squad is not good enough, nowhere near it. Let’s let him work his magic and build us into a decent team.

That doesn't mean we should turn our noses up at winning something just because we're "waiting until we're ready"  Football doesn't work like that.  Sorry, but he's let us down tonight.

When he said he’d like to win something I’m sure he meant it but everyone piled in on that assuming it would be this season. We’ve all seen this squad capitulate many times and he needs to see them in the flesh. He’s not let us down because this time last week we were sinking faster than the titanic. He’s righted us a bit and now knows what he’s got in the squad. At last we have a proven coach so I trust him to get things right.

[olaftab]

Buendia ran to the changing room as soon as whistle followed by Chambers.

[Percy McCarthy]

Only one person to blame for that tonight and that's Emery.  Said he wanted to win a trophy, yet blatantly surrenders his first opportunity to do so with an utterly ridiculous team selection against a United side there for the taking. 

Spot on! At least Manchester's closer than Moscow.

It's his 2nd game in charge FFS . I think we are all disappointed , but l'd like to think we'd  give him more than 2 games before we bury him.

Who’s burying him? He’s undoubtedly a top manager but he dropped a few bollocks tonight.

[Smirker]

We troubled them, they were rattled. I’m disappointed with the result but when was the last time we really troubled them at old Trafford?

Does beating them *checks notes* last season count?

😂

[Legion]

Buendia ran to the changing room as soon as whistle followed by Chambers.

Probably needed a piss.

[TonyD]

What the fuck is wrong with managers….?

This is on our manager.

Unai picked an absolute stinker of a team and formation.

The high of Sunday is matched by the low of tonight.

Unai REALLY fucked up tonight.

So pissed off. 

[cdbearsfan]

Of course they've got a home tie against a second tier team next. We'd have had Liverpool away, with Man City away as a boss level bonus round if we had somehow got through.

[TonyD]

Tonight showed up all the players that don't fit Emery's style. If you haven't got pace, you're strolling to the job club, mate.

No……he changed the winning formation from Sunday

It was bloody obvious the team AND formation was rubbish he picked tonight.

No excuses given only one match on Sunday before 5 weeks.

Unai you really screwed up.   Inexcusable

[Villa Lew]

Not playing Martinez didn't make sense, not sure how Olsen has managed to get 62 caps, not good enough, nevertheless, plenty of positives tonight, looking forward to Sunday.