Defender Richard Dunne has called on Aston Villa to keep more clean sheets

Dec 8 2009 by Mathew Kendrick, Birmingham Mail

Richard Dunne

RICHARD Dunne has challenged Villa to adopt a “zero” tolerance approach by striving for a clean sheet against Manchester United’s potent attackers on Saturday.

Sir Alex Ferguson’s champions are in free-scoring form and have rattled in eight goals in their last two Premier League games against Portsmouth and West Ham United.

But Dunne was encouraged by seeing a zero alongside the opposition’s name following their first clean sheet in ten Premier League games against Hull last weekend.

Villa have conceded just 14 league goals all season – six at home and eight away – and have the top flight’s third best defensive record behind Chelsea and United.

“We need to start keeping clean sheets again,” said the former Manchester City defender.

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