Unai Emery believes the Old Trafford atmosphere made a big difference in Manchester United's comeback win against his Aston Villa side on Boxing Day.
Villa rightly raced into a 2-0 lead in the first half, but a spirited second-half performance inspired by the home crowd saw United score three goals without reply.
John McGinn and Leander Dendoncker scored in the space of five minutes, while Alejandro Garnacho netted a brace and Rasmus Hojlund sealed the win with his first Premier League goal. PLAYER RATINGS: How United players rated in Villa win MATCH REACTION: Hojlund's to Garnacho equaliser shows he has the United mentality Villa remain eight points ahead of United after their superb start to the league season and speaking after the match, Emery was quizzed on what would have to go down as a hugely disappointing collapse from his side. “The atmosphere pushed them.
They have very good players," he said after the defeat. "Two weeks ago I was asked if we were contenders to the title and said no, and was thinking the same as I am now.
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