Villa hands City its first league defeat

Unai Emery’s Aston Villa, in excellent form, has inflicted Manchester City’s first defeat of the Premier League season.

Villa won 2–1 at “Villa Park” on Saturday in the eighth round of the English top flight.

Nicolas Jackson scored twice to secure all three points, while Erling Haaland, who had been absent in the Champions League, scored the only goal for Enzo Maresca’s team.

Jackson scored in the sixth and 60th minutes, while Haaland scored in the 52nd minute.

Villa have 11 points after eight matches. City have 21 points.