Manchester City vs Aston Villa player ratings: Joe Hart and Brad Guzan have a night to forget but Jack Grealish stars again
Manchester City 3 Aston Villa 2: Man-for-man marking from the Premier League clash at the Etihad
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Your support makes all the difference.Substitute Fernandinho saved Manchester City's blushes as he scored late in the game to seal a 3-2 victory over Aston Villa after the reigning Premier League champions had let slip a two-goal lead.
Sergio Aguero and Aleksandar Kolarov put City 2-0 ahead, the latter executing a curling free-kick that looked to have put the game beyond doubt.
However, Tom Cleverley immediately replied to get the Midlanders back into the game, and when Carlos Sanchez equalised with an acrobatic finish, it was relegation candidates Villa who looked most likely to go on and secure victory.
However, City were able to turn the tide, and when a corner was initially headed away from goal, it fell to Fernandinho. The Brazilian midfielder chest the ball into the path of his right foot, which sweetly volleyed the ball between goalkeeper Brad Guzan's legs and into the net to secure the win.
City move ahead of Manchester United and Arsenal into second place, with both playing on Sunday.
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