Aston Villa's scoreless draw with visiting Manchester United was a "fair" result, according to Unai Emery.
Villa found themselves on the back foot to start the match as United looked to score early, but the table turned in the second half as the hosts were the ones in control for long stretches.
However, neither side were able to convert their chances and they had to settle for a draw in the final match before the international break. It was Villa's second straight draw in the league after they won the previous three league fixtures in a row, and Emery believes his side can walk away happy as they go into the international break in fifth place.
"It is not the best result but it's not the worst," Emery told BBC Match of the Day." I think a draw is fair. We played the second half much better than the first and at the end we were close to winning the match. We had two chances at the end of the game, we tried to score but couldn't. I think a draw is fair.
"Maybe today we needed some refreshed players. And we have some players injured. But the players we have, they respond really well. We will need the players helping. We prepared for this match trying to win, we didn't do it but we have to be overall happy with this month, how we are in the table and what we are trying to build."
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