Source: Team_Talk
Ferguson: Just one of those days
Villa survived a late onslaught to claim their first Old Trafford win since 1983 and inflict United's fourth loss of the season.[LNB]Needing victory to move level at the top with Chelsea, Gabriel Agbonlahor's first-half effort instead left United three points adrift.[LNB]Villa are now in third, as they added the Red Devils to the scalps of Chelsea and Liverpool which have already been collected in another fine campaign.[LNB]"Second half I think we deserved something," Ferguson told ESPN.[LNB]"There wasn't much in it first half, they probably just shaded it and deserved the goal.[LNB]"Second half we pummelled them, had a lot of good chances and didn't get any.[LNB]"It's just one of those days it wasn't going in."[LNB]Ferguson was aggrieved, once again, at the lack of stoppage time and believes time-keeping should no longer be the referee's responsibility.[LNB]"You get to the point on adding time on, it should be taken out of the referee's hands," he said.[LNB]"There were two stoppages of two minutes three seconds and we played three minutes (stoppage time)."[LNB]Ferguson does not believe the defeat, coming after Chelsea drew 3-3 with Everton on Saturday afternoon, hampers United's title chances too greatly.[LNB]He added: "It's not an easy league. I say that time and time again.[LNB]"If we get to January within touching distance of the leaders then we're in with a great chance."[LNB]Man of the match Agbonlahor praised Aston Villa's team ethic.[LNB]"Previous seasons we've come here and gone in front they've come back and beaten us," Agbonlahor told ESPN.[LNB]"We're keeping clean sheets, so it's down to the defence.[LNB]"We worked hard for each other out there, all 11 players defending for the team and got the result."[LNB]Captain Richard Dunne, who joined Villa from Manchester City last summer, was thrilled.[LNB]"I think we deserved it," he said.[LNB]"We don't know any other way to play, we like to get it down and try and attack.[LNB]"Second half, as much as we like to attack, there was too much defending to be done.[LNB]"It was quite difficult but it was another performance where we can be pleased with ourselves."[LNB][LNB]
