March 1st, 2010 by Gregory Jones

Aston Villa are entitled to feel extremely unlucky after losing to Manchester United in yesterday’s Carling Cup final. Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor was through on goal when he was fouled by United’s centre-half Nemanja Vidic, who was unquestionably the last defender and so should have been sent off just five minutes into the match. To play for 85 minutes with ten men and a goal down would have been a tough ask for Manchester United against an Aston Villa side that have been in the running for the fourth Champions League spot all season.

Last year, Aston Villa fell away quite dramatically, but they will be hoping that an additional strength in depth will keep them in the hunt for that much-sought after fourth place in the league after missing out on the first silverware of the season. With local derbies against Wolverhampton Wanderers and Birmingham to come, as well as difficult matches against Chelsea and Manchester City, their fate is in their own hands and it is up to Martin O’Neill’s side to prove their worth.

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