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George Flood

Manchester United 2-0 Aston Villa: Morgan Rogers goal controversy as Villains miss out on Champions League

Disbelief: Aston Villa’s players complain to referee Thomas Bramall, who blew his whistle before Morgan Rogers scored - (Action Images via Reuters)

Aston Villa controversially missed out on Champions League qualification on the final day of the season after a costly 2-0 defeat at Manchester United.

Amad Diallo and the departing Christian Eriksen both struck late for the hosts as they finished a dreadful Premier League campaign with a flourish at Old Trafford, but the focus will all be on an incident that occurred just three minutes before Villa, playing with 10 men after Emi Martinez’s dismissal, eventually fell behind in the second half.

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