Manchester City defeated top-five rivals Aston Villa on Tuesday night to take a huge step towards Champions League qualification. Pep Guardiola’s side opened the scoring after only seven minutes, after Emi Martinez failed to hold a Bernardo Silva shot and let it squirm past him.

Manchester City entertained Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium earlier tonight as they looked to secure all three points at home in the Premier League. Pep Guardiola’s men made a quick start to the

Manchester City earn a huge win in the race for Champions League places. Great performances from Bernardo Silva, Matheus Nunes and Jeremy Doku helped seal the win. A great result and resolve shown. The win assures the club remain in contention for a UCL price and it showed how important this was as Pep Guardiola and the rest of the coaching staff looked great.