Overview
- Four goals after the interval in about half an hour secured the result, with Gabriel Magalhães, Martin Zubimendi, Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Jesus scoring.
- Gabriel’s opener came from a corner after Emiliano Martínez failed to claim the ball, and a VAR review for a foul allowed the goal to stand.
- The victory ended Villa’s 11-match winning run and left Unai Emery’s team in third place, six points off the leaders.
- Declan Rice missed the match with a knee injury as Viktor Gyökeres’ first-half misses highlighted his ongoing struggles in front of goal.
- Manchester City retain a game in hand and travel to Sunderland on Thursday with Arsenal’s cushion currently at five points.