Steve Nicol believes the referee has "messed up big time" in disallowing Aston Villa's goal in their 2-0 defeat to Man United, denying them Champions League qualification. Eddie Howe's team claimed the final Champions League spot despite a 1-0 home defeat against Everton. Aston Villa were left furious with the referee's decision to disallow Morgan Rogers' goal. Despite the furore, Emery stopped short of saying that the decision had cost his team a place in the Champions League. "With this goal," he said, "maybe [we] could get a better result and Champions League position, but we didn't deserve more than the result we have."