Man City break two unwanted Pep Guardiola records in shock Aston Villa defeat as Unai Emery tears champions to shreds
MANCHESTER CITY set two unwanted Pep Guardiola records in their 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa.
The champions were played off the park by a relentless Villa side inspired by the likes of Leon Bailey and John McGinn.
Unai Emery’s side moved above City thanks to the three points and were unfortunate not to have won by a bigger margin.
They dominated City from start to finish with Guardiola’s side managing just two shots – both of which came in the opening 11 minutes.
That is the fewest ever by a Guardiola team in a game in one of Europe’s big-five leagues.
Bailey grabbed Villa’s winner with a deflected effort in the 74th minute but City’s goal had lived a charmed life up until that point.
Goalkeeper Ederson kept his side in the game with a series of brilliant saves while wayward finishing also spared City’s blushes.
The European champions faced 22 shots in total – the joint-most any Guardiola team has faced in his 535 games as a manager.
Villa’s 13 first-half shots is also the most ever faced by a Guardiola side ever.
City even failed to win a single corner – that has never happened before in the Premier League during the Spaniard’s reign.
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The Citizens are four matches without a win and trail league leaders Arsenal by six points.
Incredibly, they are just three points above rivals Manchester United but have a chance to end their poor run when they visit relegation-threatened Luton at the weekend.