Aston Villa v Man United Premier League: Adnan Januzaj scores skillful goal

That ensured that United continue their great record at Villa Park, where the Red Devils have not lost for 20 league games now.

Manchester United’s new signings forward Memphis Depay and midfielders Bastian Scweinsteiger and Morgan Schneiderlin were unable to provide impressive performances during their debut in the opener and will likely try to make an impact against Aston Villa.

He added: “There was a lot of unnecessary ball losses and we are not playing the way I expect from my team”.

Villa defended well as a unit, however, blocking three shots, but they were unable to truly test Sergio Romero in the United goal, with a Gabriel Agbonlahor header marking the only time that Tim Sherwood’s side hit the target.

“Lot my mates came down from Manchester but I’m not sure if they made it because of the trouble on the M6″.

“[I started with Adnan Januzaj] because he had different signals in the preparation that he is more and more confident, but also better”. His smart turn and pass deep into the penalty box released the Belgian, who stopped, left Micah Richards for dead and then curled the ball home, albeit with a deflection off the defender’s leg.

A late Stoke City fightback prevented Tottenham Hotspur claiming a first win of the season in a 2-2 draw at White Hart Lane.

Sherwood said: “There was no-one shining down on us tonight, that’s for sure”.

However, Van Gaal was not happy with Janujaz’s overall performance in the game, with the Dutchman demanding that the player needs to do more to warrant a first team spot for an extended period of time. When that player is your single, main striker, it means something in the tactical approach is a little bit off. However, with six points in two matches and two clean sheets, maybe there shouldn’t be that much complaining. I’m happy here and, of course, I’m going to fight for my place. “The boys gave everything for the cause but we didn’t carry enough attacking threat”, he said.

With no clear cut chances for either side, the game was not the most entertaining you would hope to see, the significant moment of the game came nearly on the half hour mark.