Man City Move Into First Place After Late Show Sinks Villa
Man City Move Into First Place After Late Show Sinks Villa Channels Television Updated January 20, 2021 Aston Villa’s English midfielder Ross Barkley (C) takes on Manchester City’s Portuguese defender Joao Cancelo (L) and Manchester City’s English midfielder Raheem Sterling (R) during the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on January 20, 2021. (Photo by Shaun Botterill / POOL / AFP) Bernardo Silva fired Manchester City to the top of the Premier League for the first time since August 2019 as his late strike inspired a 2-0 win against Aston Villa on Wednesday. Pep Guardiola’s side found it hard work to pierce Villa’s stubborn defence at the rain-lashed Etihad Stadium. Silva finally made the breakthrough with 11 minutes left with his first Premier League goal since July. Villa boss Dean Smith was sent to the stands after a furious complaint that Rodri should have ...