Manchester United's new core Bruno Fernandez scored twice at Villa Park, but unfortunately the team's performance was lost in the last 15 minutes, and was equalized by Aston Villa with two consecutive goals. After the game, B Fei bluntly said that he was "not happy at all", preferring that he did not score and the team could successfully score all three points.
It was Fernandez's 6th and 7th goal of the season, breaking the goal drought since 2 December. Not only that, but United's new core also avenged the setback in the first leg, when Manchester United won a penalty in stoppage time, and at the provocation of Villa goalkeeper Martinez, B Fei lost his cool and kicked away, who danced triumphantly to celebrate. A long-range shot by the Portuguese midfielder caused Martinez to slip out of his crotch and suffer a low-level error.
But Fernandez explained: "I'm not happy at all, obviously everyone wants to score goals and I'm one of them, but I'd rather choose to win. I'd like to not have scored two goals, let the other teammates score, but we can win the game. Anyway, of course I'm happy to score goals, I want to score goals because I want to help the team and I think if I score myself, the team will benefit. But today it wasn't like that, we only got 1 point, I want to get 3 points."
After the game, captain Fernandez was named the best of the game by Manchester United fans, and he pushed goalkeeper De Gea to be elected. "I think the best Manchester United played was when the formation was tighter, the mentality was calmer and the style of play was clearer, and everyone followed the tactics. The first 30 minutes of the game were really good, but in the end the situation became more balanced. After the start of the second half, we also played well, made the right decisions, waited patiently when we needed to wait, and boldly pressed when we needed to rush."
As for why United conceded a two-goal lead, B Fei explained: "In the end, we didn't take advantage of our chances. Our last pass, and the final run, didn't do a good job, and in the end we didn't do it perfectly, giving the opponent a chance. Villa are a fantastic team, their front line is good, there are players who can score, and in the end they scored and equalized. It's a very difficult result to accept, I think Manchester United already control the game, I didn't feel the game change at all. Villa started putting more pressure on us after scoring the first goal, but then we also had our own chances and we could score again."
After Fernandez scored twice in the second half, United's performance began to decline. He said: "Unfortunately, we started conceding goals and losing confidence, the game started to benefit the other side, they started to get more space between our two lines, on the flanks. I think United's performance outweighed the result. Overall, we deserve more, but there's no one in football who deserves it and who doesn't, and getting 3 points is key."
Fernandez added: "I think everyone was very involved in the game, the scene was great at one point, but unfortunately the cooked duck flew in the end. So everyone was frustrated and it was time to move on because the next game was coming soon. If you don't get a good result, you have to find the reason why you conceded two goals in control of the game. As I said, now we need to understand what can be done better, the next game to win, against Brentford is another tough game."
United's new core also praised the 19-year-old Erlanga who started against Villa: "I said last season that Anthony (Erlanga) is a hard-working kid who is always ready to come into the team and play. He's a top young man, waiting for his chance, training hard, and he deserves the opportunity he got today. In my opinion, he was one of the best performers in the whole game and tried his best. I told him that my goal came from his header, which, while seemingly insignificant, was actually important. We're happy for him because it's the opportunity he's worked so hard to get."
In addition, Fernandez questioned Villa's attempt to make one more substitution in the final moments, when Buendia was injured and Ashley Young was ready to come on as a substitute. Although Gerald has already replaced 3 people, Villa's team doctor tried to activate the "concussion substitution mechanism" to replace the 4th person on the grounds that Buendia suffered a head injury.
Of course, In the end, Professor Young did not play, and Fernandez confirmed that he asked the referee after the game: "I asked the referee why Villa wanted to change the fourth man, and Buendia obviously had a shoulder injury. I think their team doctor tried to apply for a replacement on the grounds that he had a head injury, but the part of his injury was his shoulder, so he couldn't be replaced."