Gut Reactions: Villa Edged Out at Old Trafford

A massively frustrating defeat, but a show of how far Villa have come.
Villa settled into the game and grew in confidence after having to weather the storm early on.
The Martial goal was so unlucky for Mings, who had started the game really well and couldn’t have done much more in defending the cross.
The game was finely balanced in the first half and you could tell the first goal was going to be important. Both teams looked dangerous on the counter.
McGinn’s volleyed pass to Traore in the second half was a sight to behold.
Grealish put a couple of gorgeous crosses in to Watkins.
Seriously, what does Watkins have to do to score? An unreal save from De Gea was the only thing stopping him this game.
Very unusual for Wan-Bissaka to switch off defensively and Villa took full advantage for the goal.
The ball in from Grealish was inviting again and Traore showed great composure to finish it.
Such a shame that Douglas Luiz gave away a cheap penalty, because he was brilliant otherwise.
Smith will be frustrated that United didn’t have to work too hard for their goals. The defence in general was excellent but were made to pay for two errors.
Credit to United, they forced Villa to give the ball away in their own half regularly.
A bit of luck and some terrific Martinez saves allowed Villa to stay in the game right til the end.
This Villa team isn’t going away. They’ll only get better and will be a tough out for every team they face.