After Manchester United's loss to Aston Villa, Roy Keane pointed out one player who impressed him.

Morgan Rogers scored a great goal to get things going at Villa Park, but United's Matheus Cunha, who joined in the summer, evened the score right before halftime.

Even though Ruben Amorim's team played better overall, Rogers scored a second goal, giving Aston Villa a 2-1 victory and their tenth straight win since November 6.

This win means Aston Villa will be in third place in the Premier League on Christmas Day, just one point behind Manchester City and three points behind Arsenal.

Manchester United, on the other hand, is now seventh in the league, three points away from the Champions League spots.

Even though the Red Devils went home with nothing, Keane saw some good things in United's play and is still impressed with Cunha, who joined the team this summer.

Cunha, who came from Wolves for £62.5 million last summer, scored his second goal for United in the game against Aston Villa. He also had a great chance to tie the score in the second half, but missed.

When asked on Sky Sports if he saw potential in Cunha, Keane said, He's more than just potential; he's the real deal.

There was no doubt about the goal; it was a fantastic finish. But then he misses an easy shot in the second half, which doesn't make sense. It's hard to believe he missed it.

Keane, a former captain, also talked about United's performance in general, saying, I wouldn't say they were unlucky; they gave up two goals.

They've let in six goals in the last two games, which isn't good enough. We praise their attack, and they're more of a threat, but they're giving up too many chances and goals. You can't improve if that keeps going on.

United can fight, and they showed it again, but they need to be more intense when defending and show more.

You can't let in six goals in two games and expect to win because you're making it too difficult for yourselves. They're not good enough when they don't have the ball.

Amorim said in his post-match interview that Manchester United was the 'better team' against Aston Villa.

"I think we were the better team," Amorim said. We were better.

We stopped their attacks well, and they did a great job. We did a very good job, but no one will remember it tomorrow because the result is what matters.

I think we deserved much more, but the better team didn't win.

Manchester United's coach, Ruben Amorim, had a rough day. They lost to Aston Villa 2-1, and Bruno Fernandes got hurt.

Fernandes tried to play after hurting his leg late in the first half, but he couldn't continue after halftime.

His injury didn't help United, who were playing well and tied at halftime.

But Amorim's got more to think about than just Fernandes' injury. United could have tied if they'd finished better. The loss did have some good points, like two teenagers making their debuts.

What did Amorim think of the game? “We played better. We were unlucky, especially with Bruno's injury, but even without him, we still played better. We did great, but no one will remember that. Only the result matters.”

Is this the worst time for a key player to get hurt? “We have to get the other guys ready for the next game. The pressure is still on. No one will remember these issues, so we just have to deal with them.”

You changed your midfield for this game, and it worked: “We knew Aston Villa packs the middle, so we needed to dominate that area. We practiced like that. Now we have options for every game.”

How did you react to Bruno's injury, since he's almost always available? “It's weird, but we've had tons of problems this year. We just have to cope. Fletcher played his first game, which is great. Lacey too. We'll find solutions for the next game.”

Any thoughts on how bad Bruno's injury is? “I think it's a soft tissue injury, so it'll take some time to heal. We'll see.”

What does it mean to give debuts to academy players Jack Fletcher and Shea Lacey? “It's a mix of everything. It's the club's history. I've only been here for six years, but even Sporting values their academy. Every coach wants to bring up academy players. I just want to win and make sure the academy players don't struggle too much.”