Man City vs Aston Villa
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Confirmed teams
Man City: Ederson, Cancelo, Fernandinho, Stones, Mendy, Gundogan, Silva (C), De Bruyne, Bernardo, Sterling, Jesus.
Subs: Bravo, Walker, Aguero, Angelino, Mahrez, Otamendi, Foden.
Aston Villa: Heaton, Guilbert, Engels, Mings, Targett, Nakamba, Trezeguet, Douglas Luiz, McGinn, Grealish, Wesley
Subs: Taylor, Lansbury, Steer, Hourihane, Konsa, El Ghazi, Davis
Referee: Graham Scott
Match preview
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has praised Raheem Sterling ahead of his side’s Premier League match with Aston Villa.
He said: “I didn’t help anything. All the credit is for him.
“Always we dream of players getting better. The player have this willing to do it, so it is possible.”
Aston Villa boss Dean Smith has commented on Man City and believes they can be beaten.
He explained: “They are a top team with an unbelievable winning record in the Premier League over the last two or three seasons, but they’ve shown they’re not infallible.
“We’re not taking on a super-human team, although they look like it at times.
“It’s a team that can make mistakes, and when they make mistakes you’ve got to punish them.”
Manchester City have won nine successive Premier League home games against Aston Villa by an aggregate score of 30-4. Their last home league defeat in this fixture came in April 2007.
City have not lost consecutive home league fixtures since February 2016.
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