For Manchester City and Erling Haaland, another fruitless visit to Villa Park. It was not quite last season, when defeat here approaching Christmas was a ninth in a dozen matches, but it was equally painful. With a minute of regular time to play, Haaland clattered into a post after meeting a cross by Omar Marmoush, having squeezed the ball over the Aston Villa goalline. But the assistant referee raised his flag and, as Haaland lay wincing, a check from the video assistant referee confirmed the goal would not stand.
There is sufficiently much more positivity surrounding Pep Guardiola’s side at present but this proved another frustrating trip, Matty Cash’s superbly taken strike ultimately the difference. Villa have now won their last four Premier League matches.
Continue reading…For Manchester City and Erling Haaland, another fruitless visit to Villa Park. It was not quite last season, when defeat here approaching Christmas was a ninth in a dozen matches, but it was equally painful. With a minute of regular time to play, Haaland clattered into a post after meeting a cross by Omar Marmoush, having squeezed the ball over the Aston Villa goalline. But the assistant referee raised his flag and, as Haaland lay wincing, a check from the video assistant referee confirmed the goal would not stand.There is sufficiently much more positivity surrounding Pep Guardiola’s side at present but this proved another frustrating trip, Matty Cash’s superbly taken strike ultimately the difference. Villa have now won their last four Premier League matches. Continue reading…
