Manchester City are aiming to end their Villa Park hoodoo when they visit Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.
The Cityzens have failed to win any of their last three trips to the venue, defeated by Unai Emery’s side across the last two seasons, but they enter this year’s fixture in encouraging form after winning seven of their last nine across all competitions. They’re currently just three points behind league leaders Arsenal having recovered from an uncertain start to the campaign.
City were comfortable winners during their midweek European clash, beating Villarreal 2–0 courtesy of first-half goals from Erling Haaland and Bernardo Silva. The former has been truly devastating this season, failing to score in just one match and producing a total of 24 goals for club and country.
Villa have the unenviable task of shackling the inevitable Norwegian and enter the clash in low spirits after their shock Europa League defeat to Go Ahead Eagles on Thursday. A rotated team were beaten on their trip to the Netherlands, bringing a winning streak of five matches in all competitions to a close.
The Midlands side will have to be much more stubborn on Saturday than they were in Deventer if they want to upset the odds and climb into the top half of the table.
Here is guide to this Premier League clash.
