Manchester City's Pep Guardiola sets two unwanted records in Aston Villa defeat
The Citizens entered the contest at Villa Park after drawing their previous three league fixtures with Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur, and the reigning champions have now gone four top-flight matches without a win for the first time since March/April 2017.
Leon Bailey's deflected strike in the 73rd minute was enough for a relentless Villa outfit to claim a deserved victory on home soil – their 14th in a row in front of their own fans to equal a club record.
Man City's best moment in the match came in the 11th minute when Erling Haaland was denied twice by two superb saves from Emiliano Martinez; Haaland's two shots on goal were City's only two attempts throughout the match which is the fewest ever by a Guardiola team against an opponent within Europe's top-five leagues.
Aston Villa, meanwhile, dominated the contest in the final third and had a total of 22 shots on City's goal, the joint-most faced by a Guardiola side in a game within Europe's top-five leagues – Wednesday's defeat at Villa was the Catalan's 535th such match of his managerial career.
In addition, Unai Emery's men won possession in the final third 13 times against Man City, the most ever by an opposition team against the Citizens in a Premier League match under Guardiola.
Man City have now lost each of their last five games without the presence of star midfielder Rodri, who served a one-match suspension along with Jack Grealish, while Jeremy Doku was ruled out through injury.
The Citizens have fallen to fourth in the Premier League table after 15 games, with
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