Coutinho: "There have been a lot of ups and downs in Barcelona, ​​I missed the Premier League"

The loanee from Barcelona to Aston Villa starred in a 2-2 draw against Manchester United and was happy at the end.

Rangnick revealed: "Martial did not want to be included in the squad"

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16/01/2022

Sunday, 16 January 2022, 06:51

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Summary: Aston Villa - Manchester United 2: 2 (Sport 1)

Disappointment again at Manchester United after the Red Devils dropped a 0: 2 away advantage against Aston Villa last night (Saturday) and parted ways with the host 2: 2. Now, if West Ham win tomorrow, Rangnick's side could see fourth place eight points away. Despite the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo, United enjoyed a great day for Bruno Fernandez, who scored a double (6th and 67th) and provided great figures. All of this was overshadowed by the dream debut of Filippa Coutinho, who came on as a substitute in the 68th minute, providing cooking and a goal that set up a point for his new team.

In England they dealt mainly with the wonderful premiere of the new loanee from Barcelona, ​​who became the crowd favorite at Villa Park overnight. Coutinho, who in all his Premier League games against United did not provide a goal and a brace together, did so in his first 14 minutes as an Aston Villa player. Lucas Dean also received quite a few compliments for a very good debut in the Villa uniform, which in a sense rewarded her rival, who ousted her a few days ago in the third round of the English Cup.

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Manchester United coach

said at the end: "It's hard to find anything positive after 95 minutes like that. I feel like it's our best game since I arrived. In the first half we dominated the game for thirty minutes. We took a few steps forward, but we still need to improve." On what did not work for his team: "We lost too many balls in the last quarter of an hour, we did not stand right as in the minutes before and conceded two goals. It is a very disappointing result. We took a step forward, but the results determine. We just gave two points as a gift."

Meanwhile, Rangnick announced that Anthony Martial refused to be included in the squad for last night's game, due to the Frenchman's desire to leave. "He did not want to be on the roster," the coach said of Martial. "I wanted to dress him, but he did not want to. That's why he did not join us for the ride." The player is expected to be punished by the club. Sevilla have already expressed interest in signing Martial in the current window,When United want to loan the player for money.

Conquering duo for United

: "We were in a great position to score more goals and finish the game, but we didn't take advantage of the opportunities we had and let them get back into the game. It's hard to accept that because the game was under our control."

The Portuguese tried to explain the fall: "After our first goal they started to press, but we had opportunities to score again. We did not kick well, we did not deliver well, we gave them more space and they took advantage of it with their quality. We need to improve significantly and stay together ".

"My English is not so good, but I prefer to speak on the pitch."

Coutinho (Photo: Reuters)

Filipe Coutinho

said after the wonderful debut: "I missed the Premier League games. I'm really happy here with my new teammates. It was a great start for me. We always believed we could come back, and we really did not lose in the end."

On the feeling before the game: "I was a little stressed, my English is not so good - but I prefer to talk on the pitch. I'm happy, it was just the first game and I want to keep getting better and be in better shape."

On his time at Barcelona: "There have been a lot of ups and downs, but it all belongs to the past. I am currently here and fully focused on the success of the team and following the coach's instructions. I want to do a good job and help my teammates succeed with the club."

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The numbers

* Since his Premier League debut in February 2020, only Muhammad Salah (45) and Harry Kane (34) have scored more than Bruno Fernandez (33) in the English league.

Only James Ward Pruss (7) scored more goals off the field than the Portuguese (6) in that time period.

* Fernandez was involved in a total of 55 goals (33 goals and 22 assists) in 70 appearances in the Red Devils uniform.

* At 20 and 232 days old Jacob Ramsey is the second youngest player to score against Manchester United in the Premier League after Gabriel Agbonlor, who did so in 2007 at the age of 20 and 92 days.

* Filippa Coutinho failed to score and cook for seven Premier League appearances in the Liverpool uniform against Manchester United, and did so within 14 minutes in the Aston Villa uniform.

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