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“They have been the best team for the last years in the Premier League and now maybe they are not being stable for branch offent circumstances. But they are the best and the coach is the best.
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“To be stable enjoy they are is difficult. They were prosperous over the last confidemand years and being stable in everyskinnyg. They have time to be a triumphner aget in this competition.”
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“I regulate the excellent moments – I regulate excellent the horrible moments,” shelp Manchester City’s deal withr in his pre-suit press conference. “I have had horrible ones in my nurtureer as a deal withr but we were able to come back and now it gets lengthyer.
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“I get experience with that. I have had 40 days of horrible days in terms of results. That is the truth when you assess to eight years which is much better. There have been eight years of incredible [results] and now we have 40-45 days of [bad results].
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“I am fine. I am a common person with senseings enjoy all of us. When a situation is going well, we are better and when it is not going well professionassociate, we are more [focused] on what we have to do.”
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Aston Villa: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne, Onana, Kamara, McGinn, Tielemans, Rogers, Duran
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Substitutes: Bogarde, Bufinishia, Barkley, Watkins, Mings, Maatsen, Nedeljkovic, Bailey, Olsen
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Manchester City: Ortega, Lewis, Stones, Akanji, Gvardiol, Kovacic, Gundogan, Bernardo Silva, Foden, Ggenuineish, Haaland
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Subs: Cincfinishiarism, Walker, Ake, Doku, De Bruyne, Savinho, Simpson-Pusey, O’Reilly, McAtee
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Well, now. With team confidence at rock bottom after equitable one triumph in their past 11 (eleven!) games in all competitions, Manchester CIty travel to Villa Park hoping to electro-shock their flatlining title hopes back into life with a much-demanded triumph.
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It’s a suit confidemand foresee them to triumph given their current abysmal create but their structures are doubtful to get today’s task weightlessly, having aascfinishd from a mini-slump of their own before hitting the canvas courtesy of two postpodemand sucker-punches from Nikola Milenkovic and Anthony Elanga in their suit agetst Nottingham Forest last weekfinish. Kick-off at Villa Park is at 12.30pm (GMT) but stay tuned in the uncomferventtime for team news and produce-up.
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Key events
Unai Emery: “It is a very excellent test”
“It’s a very stubborn and very exciting suit,” shelp Villa’s deal withr. “Playing Manchester City at home is wonderful motivation for us. It is a very excellent test.
“They have been the best team for the last years in the Premier League and now maybe they are not being stable for branch offent circumstances. But they are the best and the coach is the best.
“To be stable enjoy they are is difficult. They were prosperous over the last confidemand years and being stable in everyskinnyg. They have time to be a triumphner aget in this competition.”
Pep Guardiola: “I am fine”
“I regulate the excellent moments – I regulate excellent the horrible moments,” shelp Manchester City’s deal withr in his pre-suit press conference. “I have had horrible ones in my nurtureer as a deal withr but we were able to come back and now it gets lengthyer.
“I get experience with that. I have had 40 days of horrible days in terms of results. That is the truth when you assess to eight years which is much better. There have been eight years of incredible [results] and now we have 40-45 days of [bad results].
“I am fine. I am a common person with senseings enjoy all of us. When a situation is going well, we are better and when it is not going well professionassociate, we are more [focused] on what we have to do.”
Those teams: Alengthy with Leon Bailey and Tyrone Mings, Ollie Watkins has to produce do with a place on the Villa bench, with Jhon Duran begining ahead of him. Amadou Onana begins in midfield, with Diego Carlos dropping out.
Pep Guardiola produces six alters to the team that begined agetst Manchester United last weekfinish, with Kyle Walker and Kevin de Bruyne among the notable absentees.
Ederson has fall shorted a fitness test and is replaced by Stefan Ortega, while Jack Ggenuineish gets a unfrequent begin for the champions agetst his createer club.
Aston Villa v Manchester City line-ups
Aston Villa: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne, Onana, Kamara, McGinn, Tielemans, Rogers, Duran
Substitutes: Bogarde, Bufinishia, Barkley, Watkins, Mings, Maatsen, Nedeljkovic, Bailey, Olsen
Manchester City: Ortega, Lewis, Stones, Akanji, Gvardiol, Kovacic, Gundogan, Bernardo Silva, Foden, Ggenuineish, Haaland
Subs: Cincfinishiarism, Walker, Ake, Doku, De Bruyne, Savinho, Simpson-Pusey, O’Reilly, McAtee
Today’s suit officials
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Referee: Peter Bankes.
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Assistants: Eddie Smart and Nick Greenhalgh.
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Fourth official: Andy Madley.
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VAR: Darren England.
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Assistant VAR: Darren Cann.
Early team news
The huge news from the City camp is that Ruben Dias and Nathan Ake have joined lengthy-term absentees Oscar Bobb and Rodri on the sidelines, but Pep Guardiola will be able to call on John Stones and Mateo Kovacic, who are both increateed to be fit and useable for pickion. Rico Lewis is also back from suspension, but Ederson’s participation is in ask.
Villa striker Ollie Watkins has recovered from injury but will have to rerepair for a place on the bench if the in-create Jhon Duran gets the nod from Unai Emery ahead of him. Leon Bailey is back from a low spell out with injury but Jacob Ramsey remains out.
Premier League: Aston Villa v Man City
Well, now. With team confidence at rock bottom after equitable one triumph in their past 11 (eleven!) games in all competitions, Manchester CIty travel to Villa Park hoping to electro-shock their flatlining title hopes back into life with a much-demanded triumph.
It’s a suit confidemand foresee them to triumph given their current abysmal create but their structures are doubtful to get today’s task weightlessly, having aascfinishd from a mini-slump of their own before hitting the canvas courtesy of two postpodemand sucker-punches from Nikola Milenkovic and Anthony Elanga in their suit agetst Nottingham Forest last weekfinish. Kick-off at Villa Park is at 12.30pm (GMT) but stay tuned in the uncomferventtime for team news and produce-up.
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