Manchester City are the best prepared for what lies ahead in the middle of the week from a grueling test against leaders Arsenal, beating Aston Villa 3-1 on Sunday in the 23rd stage of the English Football League.
And at its Al Ittihad stadium, Manchester City left behind the defeat he received at the last stage on Tottenham ground 0-1, and there were rumors that he could be punished for being accused of more than 100 rule violations. financial rules and prepared in the best possible way for the expected match on Wednesday at the Arsenal Stadium in a match transferred from the stage.
City’s hat-trick Rodrigo Hernandez, Ilkay Gundogan and Algerian Riyad Mahrez scored from penalties in the 4th, 39th and 45th minutes respectively, with Ollie Watkins scoring Aston Villa’s only goal in the 61st minute.
Manchester City lifted their lead to 48 points in second place, just three points behind Arsenal, who fought Brentford 1-1 at home on Saturday.
As for Aston Villa, they remain in 11th place with 28 points.
Source: agencies
