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Steven Railston

Bruno Fernandes makes Manchester United claim after Aston Villa draw

Bruno Fernandes thinks Manchester United 'deserved more' than a point against Aston Villa.

United beat Villa 1-0 in the FA Cup earlier this week and both sides met again in the Premier League on Saturday evening.

The Reds took the lead within five minutes when Emiliano Martinez fumbled Bruno Fernandes' strike and the playmaker found the back of the net again in the second half, however, Villa fought back and scored a goal with 15 minutes to play.

Phillipe Coutinho then brought Villa level shortly after that strike from Jacob Ramsey and United hung on for the draw.

Fernandes reflected on the performance after the match and admitted that he thought United deserved more from the game.

"At the end, we don't get our chances in the counters," Fernandes told Sky Sports.

"We don’t do the last pass or the last run, it was not perfect and at the end we gave chances to them. They have a good team, they have quality up front, they have players who can score and at the end, they scored and drew the game.

"It’s a tough one to take because I think the game was under control. I don’t feel [the game switched] it at all. After the first goal, they started to press us a little bit more, but even then, we get our chances, we could still score again.

"You start losing balls, losing confidence, the game starts to get better for them and they start to get more space in between the lines, more space wider. I think the performance was better than the result.

"Overall, we deserved more, but the game is not about deserving, it's about getting the three points."

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