As Emiliano Martinez pulled off two genuinely world-class stops to deny Michael Olise and Harry Kane at the death, Neuer found himself fronting up to the cameras following the first Bayern defeat of the otherwise faultless Vincent Kompany reign.

“Aston Villa did well, bided their time, especially in the first press, and tried to force us down one side. “We struggled a bit against this aggressive defence. Nevertheless, we had our chances but we couldn’t put them in the back of the net.”

Unai Emery said Aston Villa targeted Manuel Neuer’s sweeper-keeper habits after Jhon Durán lobbed the Bayern Munich goalkeeper to record a famous Champions League victory. Durn