Three Takeaways as Manchester City defeat Aston Villa

Three Takeaways as City defeat Aston Villa

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - JANUARY 12: Riyad Mahrez of Manchester City celebrates after scoring his sides first goal during the Premier League match between Aston Villa and Manchester City at Villa Park on January 12, 2020 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) /

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Manchester City came out of the blocks firing as they took a 4-0 halftime lead away to Aston Villa to move into second place in the Premier League with a 6-1 result.

Manchester City put on a scintillating display of football to pick up their ninth win in their last 10 in all competitions, this time against Premier League strugglers Aston Villa.

Riyad Mahrez put on the style, dribbling through the home side’s defense to grab the first before finding the back of the net just minutes later. It was all one-way traffic in the first half, with Sergio Agüero scoring from long range before a beautiful Kevin de Bruyne cross into Gabriel Jesus capped off a near-perfect performance for the Citizens. City would go on to add two more in the second half, with the match ending 6-1 on the day.