Manchester City made an important decision ahead of their season-defining clash against Arsenal in the Premier League title race. On Wednesday night the two title contenders will meet for the first time in the league where City can overtake the Gunners with a victory after taking advantage of their draw against Brentford.
Leandro Trossard gave his new team the lead in the 66th minute, but Ivan Toney equalised eight minutes later with a goal surrounded in VAR controversy. With the Gunners dropping points, City had the chance to close the gap to three points before they face Arsenal on Wednesday at Emirates Stadium.
That opportunity was certainly not passed up by Pep Guardiola's men as they raced into a three-goal lead at Etihad Stadium against Aston Villa. Rodri opened the scoring after just four minutes with Ilkay Gundogan and Riyad Mahrez making it three before half time.
