LONDON (Reuters) - Aston Villa manager Dean Smith believes his Premier League strugglers will claw their way out of relegation danger if they continue to play like they did in their 2-1 defeat by Manchester City in Sunday's League Cup final.
Smith's side are languishing second-bottom of the table and came into the final having lost their last three league games, but they were far from overwhelmed by a City side who lifted the League Cup for a third straight season.
Villa are two points adrift of the Premier League safety zone, albeit with a game in hand, but Smith saw enough from his players on Sunday to have hope for the rest of the campaign. City dominated possession and chances but at the very start and at the end of the encounter, Villa showed they could threaten the reigning Premier League champions.
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