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Article continues belowArticle continues belowArticle continues below<ul><li>Villa will play Champions League football</li><li>Fergie was impressed after heavy defeat</li><li>Scotsman's call labelled 'best ever'</li></ul>

'Best call ever?' - Sir Alex Ferguson's incredible prediction goes viral after Aston Villa secure Champions League spot

Manchester City's <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/man-city-player-ratings-vs-tottenham-stefan-ortega-erling-haaland/blt2314cde390f36cd8" target="_blank">2-0 victory at Tottenham</a> means the Villans are assured of fourth spot in the table following their 3-3 draw with Liverpool on Monday night and it represents a <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/aston-villa-champions-league-unai-emery-spurs-defeat-manchester-city/bltbd1b9a46f6499887" target="_blank">monumental achievement by Emery</a>. Villa's campaign actually got off to a horrendous start when they lost 5-1 to Newcastle on the opening weekend but 13-time Premier League winner and Manchester United legend Ferguson saw the positives from the result at St James' Park - and in hindsight, his analysis was pure genius.

WHAT HAPPENED?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">This has to go down as one of the best calls ever? Alex Ferguson saying Aston Villa were the team to take out of the opening weekend after they lost 5-1 to Newcastle. 4th place and Champions League secured tonight. Some job from Unai Emery. <a href="https://t.co/YiA3uIKWW6">pic.twitter.com/YiA3uIKWW6</a>— Daniel Hussey (@DanielHussey2) <a href="https://twitter.com/DanielHussey2/status/1790503352343699738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WATCH THE CLIP

Ferguson said: "To be honest with you, I watched&nbsp;Aston Villa&nbsp;and I can't believe the scoreline. Honestly&nbsp;Aston Villa&nbsp;played fantastic football and just lost to bad goals. Newcastle are going to be very difficult to beat, on their own ground in particular, and their manager has done a great job there. It's a surprising game, football. You can play teams off the pitch and not score - that's what&nbsp;Aston Villa&nbsp;did."

WHAT FERGUSON SAID ABOUT VILLA

With Champions League qualification secured, Villa will be in a celebratory mood when they travel to in-form Crystal Palace on Sunday. A Spurs win at City would have made the tricky fixture rather daunting but Selhurst Park should now see positivity coming from all angles. A victory would see Emery's side break the 70-point barrier and make it 21 wins from 38 matches.

WHAT NEXT FOR VILLA?

'Best call ever?' - Sir Alex Ferguson's incredible prediction goes viral after Aston Villa secure Champions League spot | Goal.com US

Footage of Sir Alex Ferguson praising Aston Villa has gone viral again after Unai Emery&apos;s side secured a place in next season&apos;s Champions League.