Louis van Gaal fears Manchester United's failure to beat Aston Villa will prove a major blow to their hopes of winning the Premier League title.
United's slim chance of reviving their bid to become English champions suffered a setback on Saturday as they were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw at 10-man Aston Villa.
Radamel Falcao's first goal since October 5 cancelled out Christian Benteke's fine opener for Villa, yet the contest was later overshadowed by referee Lee Mason's controversial dismissal of Gabriel Agbonlahor for a seemingly innocuous challenge on former Villa team-mate Ashley Young.
It ended United's run of six successive victories as they lost ground on rivals Manchester City, who had earlier moved level on points with leaders Chelsea ahead of their trip to Stoke on Monday.
It leaves the gap between those two and United, who sit third, at seven points.
Asked if that this was the sort of result that can cost you the title, he replied: "Yes, that's what I mean. We dropped two points.
"We were the better team and that is frustrating when you are the better team and you don't win these kind of games.
"When you want to be a part of the title race you have to win these games."
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