Man City’s Perfect Start to Premier League Season Ends with a 2-1 Loss at Aston Villa
Jackson scored twice as Villa ended Manchester City’s 100% start and handed the champions their first league defeat of the season.
- Nicolas Jackson scored twice as Aston Villa defeated Manchester City 2-1 on Saturday at Villa Park, ending the visitors' perfect start to the Premier League season.
- Manchester City entered seeking an eighth-straight league win after winning their first seven games, but Manager Enzo Maresca suffered his first league defeat against Unai Emery's resurgent Aston Villa side.
- Jackson has now scored four goals in his last four appearances for Villa, while Erling Haaland, Manchester City forward, scored for the seventh consecutive game, heading in Iliman Ndiaye's cross after the restart.
- City remain atop the Premier League table, though Arsenal can draw level on points if they beat Everton later this afternoon at the Emirates.
- The match occurred amid a hostile atmosphere at Villa Park, with fans chanting "cheating b------s" following City's guilty verdict on financial rule breaches last month, a ruling the club has appealed.
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Manchester City's Perfect Start To Premier League Ended By Unai Emery's Aston Villa
Manchester City's perfect Premier League start came to a crashing halt in a 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa as Nicolas Jackson's double extended an upturn in form for Unai Emery's new-look side.
With two goals from Jackson, the "villagers" broke Manchester City's 7-game unbeaten streak in the Premier League
BIRMINGHAM U prevom subotnjem ogledu osmog kola engleske Premier league stao je pobjednički niz Manchester Cityja, vodeću momčad na ljestvici svladala je Aston Villa na domaćem terenu s 2-1. Manchester City je ostao na 21 bodu, dock Arsenal […] Objava Aston Villa prekinula pobjednički niz Manchester Cityja. Gvardiol odigrao cijelu utakmicu, Kovačić ostao na klupi pojavila se prvi puta na Novi list.
Those led by Unai Emery were imposed by 2-1 thanks to a double by Nicolas Jackson, in the first defeat of the Enzo Maresca season. The discount was made by Erling Haaland.
Enzo Maresca rues costly errors as Villa end Manchester City's perfect league run
Manchester City suffered their first Premier League defeat of the season as Nicolas Jackson scored twice to earn Aston Villa a 2-1 win at Villa Park on Saturday, with Enzo Maresca left frustrated by two costly errors.
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