Aston Villa continued to sink Manchester City into crisis when defeating the defending champions in round 17 of the Premier League. Goals from Jhon Duran and Morgan Rogers helped the Villa Park team keep 3 points at home.
This victory also helped Aston Villa beat Man City to climb to fifth place in the Premier League rankings. Meanwhile, The Citizens, with 9 losses in the last 12 matches in all competitions, could fall deep in the rankings.
In the 16th minute, from Youri Tielemans' pass, Rogers escaped and then crossed for Duran to easily shoot past goalkeeper Stefan Ortega. This was Duran's third consecutive Premier League start and goal.
Villa Park exploded again in the 64th minute when Rogers received a pass from captain John McGinn and fired a powerful low shot, causing manager Pep Guardiola to shake his head in frustration.
Phil Foden scored to reduce the score for the away team in extra time after a mistake by Lucas Digne for Villa. Notably, this was the England international's first goal in the competition this season after being named Premier League Player of the Year last year.
The defeat to Villa was Man City's third consecutive loss in all competitions. Before that, this season, they also lost 5 consecutive matches in all competitions. If counting the last 12 matches, Guardiola's team lost 9, drew 2 and won only 1 match.
In mid-next week, Man City will return home to welcome Everton in round 18 of the Premier League. Meanwhile, Villa will have to visit Newcastle.
