"In the first ten minutes of the game, City were in control and dominated possession. They had a few chances early on, with Reijnders only narrowly missing from the edge of the box. Aston Villa looked dangerous whenever they countered the Blues however, and greatly tested the City defence, with Stones having to make an important block of a shot from McGinn."
"The corner proved to be costly for City, as the ball rebounded outside of the box to Villa fullback Matty Cash, who took a long shot and sent the ball sailing into the bottom right corner to give Villa the lead 19 minutes in. City's early domination was now in vain. Villa were well organised on the day and troubled the Blues for the remainder of the match. Haaland almost equalised just moments after the goal but his shot was saved comfortably by Martinez."
Manchester City were defeated 1-0 by Aston Villa at Villa Park after Matty Cash scored a long-range goal in the 19th minute. Donnarumma started in goal with Nunes, Gvardiol, Dias and Stones forming the back four, Reijnders, Foden and Bernardo Silva in midfield, and Savinho, Bobb and Haaland leading the attack. City dominated early possession and created chances but could not convert. Villa stayed organised, troubled the Blues on counters and tested the defence repeatedly. Haaland had a close chance saved by Martinez. Savinho had two second-half efforts blocked, with Pau Torres clearing one off the line. City had six corners but failed to score; substitutes included Doku, Cherki and Marmous.
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