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unai emery much appreciated morgan rogers After the help of the star’s delightful double Aston Villa To overcome Manchester United And extend your winning streak to 10th match.
The 23-year-old followed up last week’s impressive double at West Ham with another impressive brace as Villa bounced back from Matheus Cunha’s avoidable leveler to win 2-1.
Villa’s 10th consecutive win in all competitions was their seventh consecutive win in the Premier League, leaving them third in the standings and just three points behind the leaders. armory Heading towards Christmas.
“The result was fantastic and that’s the most important thing,” said boss Emery.
“Then the way we competed was fantastic because Manchester United faced us with their qualities, their ideas.
“We competed brilliantly. We fought, it was a tough match, but our pace in the 90 minutes showed our qualities through different players.
“Emiliano Martínez made some great saves and Morgan Rogers played great, scored goals, but overall we did a great job tactically and in our game plan.”
Villa will close 2025 with tough trips to Chelsea and Arsenal, where England international Rodgers is sure to play a key role.
“We need numbers and Morgan Rodgers has been fantastic today and last week, but he has started the season not by getting (goal-scoring) numbers but by playing well,” Emery said.
“Always doing his job, always with the commitment he’s showing, the attitude he plays each match with. Today he did the same and scored goals, of course. He’s a hero.
“I’m very happy because he’s a fighter. He’s a good boy, a very good boy. His commitment to Aston Villa is huge, and his attitude every day is really fantastic.
“And when he’s getting numbers like today, obviously we’re very proud of everybody, but especially with him today.”
United will return to action at home to Newcastle on Boxing Day, when Ruben Amorim is expected to be without Koby Manu and captain Bruno Fernandes.
The latter limped off midway through the match and the Red Devils boss was pleased with the way he played before and after his departure.
“I think we played really well,” Amorim said. “I think we were the better team today. “If you take the first minutes of the game, I think we created our chances.
“We have been really consistent in the way we play and create chances. We defend well, we gave up one-on-ones most of the time, especially when Martínez had the ball. We tried to recover really fast.
“Again, I think we played well but the feeling is that the disappointment is still there, so we need to take the good things and prepare for the next one.”