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Tielemans ignoring Villa noise

- BY JOHN TOWNLEY

YOURI TIELEMANS insists the Aston Villa dressing room is not paying attention to those marking them out as title contenders.

Villa earned their 10th consecutive victory on Sunday with a 2-1 win over Manchester United, Morgan Rogers scoring a brace (below) for the second match in a row.

After also netting twice against West Ham, Rogers was once again the standout performer, playing a crucial role in Villa's seventh straight league win.

The result keeps Unai Emery’s side three points behind leaders Arsenal, while fourth-placed Chelsea now sit seven points behind Villa ahead of their trip to Stamford Bridge next weekend.

"Obviously it’s positive to be up there,’ said Tielemans. “We don't need to lie to ourselves about that.