Amorim expresses disappointment after Man United's loss against Aston Villa

Morgan Rogers scored two brilliant solo goals to down Manchester United 21 and keep Aston Villa in the hunt for the Premier League titleThe win at Villa Park on Sunday was a 10th straight victory in all competitions for Unai Emeryrsquos team which is third in the standings and three points off leader ArsenalRogers scores twiceRogers whipped two curling shots into the top corner mdash either side of Matheus Cunharsquos goal for UnitedRuben AmorimThe midfielder fired Villa in front in the 45th minute when cutting in from the left His second came in the 57th mdash again curling the ball beyond the dive of United goalkeeper Senne LammensThe win maintains Villarsquos outstanding run which has seen it win 11 of its last 12 games in the league ldquoOur supporters should be proud of everything we are doing togetherrdquo Emery saidWins on Saturday for Arsenal and secondplaced Manchester City saw the top two pull away But Villarsquos latest victory was another show of its title credentials since recovering from a desperate start to the season Defeat was another blow for United who are seventh in the standings after winning just two of its last eight gamesBut coach Ruben Amorim believes his team is heading in the right direction ldquoWe are improving We deserve so much more today but the better team didnrsquot winrdquo he saidCunha levelled the game at 11 by scoring from a tight angle in the third minute of added time in the first half He could have equalised again after the break but blew a golden chance when heading wide from in front of the goal ldquoWe were really unlucky todayrdquo Amorim addedUtd skipper Bruno injuredAnother setback for United was an injury for Bruno Fernandes who was substituted at halftime after pulling up late in the first half ldquoI think itrsquos soft tissues so itrsquos going to take a while Wersquoll seerdquo Amorim saidUnited were already without Kobbie Mainoo due to a calf injury and the suspended Casemiro Bryan Mbeumo Amad Diallo and Noussair Mazraoui were also missing because they are playing in the Africa Cup of NationsIn their absence academy graduates Jack Fletcher and Shea Lacey came on for their Premier League debuts in the second half Fletcher is the son of former United midfielder Darren Fletcher They became the first father and son to play for United in the Premier League2No of wins for Man Utd in their last eight gamesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever