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Manchester City climbed to third in the Premier League with a 2-1 win over Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium, boosting their bid for Champions League qualification.
Unai Emery’s side made a blistering start, with Marcus Rashford – preferred over Marco Asensio and Ollie Watkins – striking the post just 17 seconds in.
In a match reported by The Independent, Villa kept up the pressure but it was City who opened the scoring.
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Omar Marmoush broke down the left and squared for Bernardo Silva, who rifled home to ignite celebrations.
Villa responded quickly when Jacob Ramsey was brought down in the box, and Rashford calmly converted the resulting penalty to level the match at halftime.
City controlled much of the second half but had to wait until stoppage time to find a winner.
Jeremy Doku’s cross found Matheus Nunes at the back post, and the midfielder made no mistake, sealing a crucial victory.
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