Emery explains why he left for the tunnel early

Aston Villa head coach Unai Emery walked towards the tunnel before the end of the 4-4 draw with Manchester United at Old Trafford. Emery said he believed the match was over.

Villa threw away two separate two-goal leads. United's equalising goal came in the 97th minute, scored by Patrick Dorgu.

The Villa camp has challenged the validity of United's fourth goal. Damian Vidagany, the director responsible for the club's football operations, questioned the legitimacy of the goal. It was claimed that goalkeeper Senne Lammens blocked Zion Suzuki's movement during a corner kick.

Emery said he did not think the goal was unfair. He noted that the goal came in the 96th minute, while Villa restarted play with the kick-off at 96 minutes 30 seconds. He said his move towards the tunnel had nothing to do with an emotional reaction, and that he thought the six added minutes had ended.