Manchester City Suffer Ninth Loss in 12 Matches Against Aston Villa
Pep Guardiola has overseen defeats in nine of Manchester City’s last 12 matches
Manchester City’s struggles deepened with a 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa, with goals from Jhon Duran and Morgan Rogers overshadowing Phil Foden’s late reply. The loss leaves City in sixth place in the Premier League, nine points behind leaders Liverpool, having played two more matches. Villa’s victory lifted them into fifth and kept their top-four aspirations alive.
This defeat marks City’s ninth loss in 12 games across all competitions, and they are now winless in their last eight away matches. Pep Guardiola made six changes from last week’s Manchester derby defeat, but the team’s performance remained lackluster. Villa, who had struggled recently, capitalized on City’s defensive frailty, despite a strong save from goalkeeper Stefan Ortega early in the match. Ortega was forced into multiple key interventions, including a brilliant save from Pau Torres’ header and a stop from Duran’s early shot.
The opening goal came after 16 minutes, with Youri Tielemans’ through-ball setting up Rogers to assist Duran. Villa secured the win in the 65th minute when Rogers, a former City player, scored with a low finish. Foden’s injury-time goal offered little consolation for City, as their woes continue to mount.
