I wrote yesterday that Villa is not an easy opponent for Man City and now Villa are in third place in the standings... I thought that City would score, but Villa won with a minimum of one goal... It was a good match... Today it will be interesting to watch the game Spurs vs Hammers...
Judging from the statistics of Manchester City's match last night it was very different, they seemed to have lost their real game, maybe there were several factors, firstly they lost Kevin de Bruyne and secondly Rodri also didn't play because of card accumulation, this really made the game worse. Manchester City is declining, but behind Manchester City's defeat it is also proven that Aston Villa is currently really a team that the big six teams really need to be wary of.
I'm really not used to seeing Man City having difficulty penetrating the opponent's defense. Usually they can always find gaps in their opponents but this match was completely different. What was most surprising was that Aston Villa were always able to find gaps in Man City's defense in this match. I think this match Man City is a little different from usual. But the formation used by Aston Villa is quite surprising. And very few clubs use this formation.
So I don't think Pep even expected that Aston Villa would use a strategy like that. And you are right that Aston Villa really needs to be watched out for this season. They are slowly continuing to rise in the standings. They are also quite consistent this season. Regarding Man City, I think their problem is quite simple. Namely they lack good midfielders. After Gundogan left and De Bruyne was injured we could see Man City weakening in the front midfield.