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Gary Neville has now admitted his surprise at a decision Aston Villa manager Unai Emery made against Manchester United yesterday. Unfortunately for Villa fans, the absence of both Pau Torres and Ezri Konsa seemed to be very costly for Emery yesterday. Yes, United’s front line is starting to finally click under Erik ten Hag, but a centre-back duo of Clement Lenget and Diego Carlos isn’t inspiring a lot of confidence at Villa Park right now. Both are stellar defenders, however, they are better paired with one of Villa’s reliable stalwarts. In truth, Konsa has just become such an important figure…

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