Aston Villa and Manchester United played out a goalless draw at Villa Park in the Premier League on Thursday night. Both sides had chances to win the game, but neither could find a breakthrough.
Aston Villa and Manchester United played out a goalless draw at Villa Park in the Premier League on Thursday night.
The result leaves Villa in 11th place in the table, while United are now fifth.
Aston Villa and Manchester United Draw Blank at Villa Park
Villa started the game brightly and had the first chance of the match when Ollie Watkins fired wide from inside the box.
United then grew into the game and had a great chance to take the lead when Cristiano Ronaldo was played through on goal, but the Portuguese forward dragged his shot wide.
Villa had another good chance just before half-time when Douglas Luiz's free-kick was tipped over the bar by David de Gea.
The second half was a more even affair, with both sides having chances to win the game.
Villa came close when Leon Bailey's shot was cleared off the line by Harry Maguire, while United had a great chance when Bruno Fernandes' shot was saved by Emiliano Martinez.
In the end, neither side could find a breakthrough and the game finished goalless.
Villa manager Steven Gerrard said: "I thought we were the better team for large parts of the game. We created some good chances, but we couldn't find the goal.
"Manchester United are a good team and they made it difficult for us, but I thought we deserved to win the game."
United manager Erik ten Hag said: "I'm disappointed with the result, but I'm pleased with the performance.
"We created some good chances, but we couldn't find the goal. We need to be more clinical in front of goal."
**Aston Villa:** Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne, McGinn, Luiz, Kamara, Bailey, Buendia, Watkins
**Manchester United:** De Gea, Dalot, Varane, Maguire, Shaw, Casemiro, Eriksen, Fernandes, Antony, Ronaldo, Rashford
**Attendance:** 42,013
