Saturday, 20th December, 2014



Louis van Gaal admits that Christian Benteke posed a real threat for the Manchester United defence in today's clash at Villa Park.

Aston Villa took the lead in the Premier League game through Benteke, before being pegged back by Van Gaal's men, with Radamel Falcao powering a header home.




Van Gaal thought his side should have won and was critical of their use of the ball, feeling they did not create enough.

 


But the Dutchman does admit that keeping Benteke quiet was tough, with Aston Villa resorting to long balls to take advantage of the Belgian's height and power.

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"It [can be] like that as the opponent shall always make the space narrow, they used the long ball well and we couldn’t manage [playing against] the long ball to Benteke so it was dangerous for us", Van Gaal told MUTV.

"It’s always important not to lose, but I am frustrated because we gave two points away and that is my feeling of this match", he added.

Next up for Manchester United, who have remained third in the Premier League table, is a home clash against Newcastle United on Boxing Day.

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