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Champions League dream is dying, admits O'Neill
Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill had admitted his sides' Champions League push may have finally come to an end after Sunday's 5-0 thrashing by Liverpool. It was Villa's fifth game without a win and left them three points behind fourth-placed Arsenal.
Villa have far worse goal difference and O'Neill believes a top four place is now looking increasingly unlikely.
He said: "You would have to say now there won't be much of a threat from us to Arsenal's position.
"It's no fluke that the top four are where they are and we are in a dip right now.
"We are not as strong as those four clubs. I have said it many times before and I will say it again - we still have a lot of catching up to do.
"It is still reachable as Arsenal have many tough games to come.
"But they are getting some of their injured players back and it's going to be very, very tough."
Things will not get any easier for the Villains after the international break, though, as they visit a Manchester United side looking to bounce back from two straight Premier League defeats.