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Unai Emery gives awkward answer in post-match interview after Aston Villa surrender two-goal lead to lose 3-2 to Man United... as he prefers to highlight 'amazing' season before reluctantly addressing the defeat

Unai Emery gave an awkward post-match interview after Aston Villa lost 3-2 to Manchester United via a second half horror show.

The Aston Villa manager started his interview in a blunt and tentative fashion, punctuating his words with thoughtful chin strokes and uneasy laughs.

He had just seen his side's 2-0 lead devastated by a burst of second-half brilliance by Alejandro Garnacho and Rasmus Hojlund, the protagonists of a United side who had been impotent for four games.

Goals from John McGinn and Leander Dendoncker had put Villa on course for a crushing win, but despite their lead slipping, Emery was in no mood to entertain negative talk.