
Man City went into Villa Park shorn of the services of the suspended Rodri and Grealish and came out on the short end of a 1-0 scoreline, resulting in a fourth Premier League game without a win for the first time since the 2016-17 season, Pep’s first with the club. Did Emery have an edge on his longtime rival? No. Emery’s record against Guardiola going into this one was a woeful 0W 4D 9L. We should thank Emery and Aston Villa for not only taking all three but also for exposing Man City’s soft underbelly. I can’t think of a single downside to this result.
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