How Aston Villa made Manchester City look utterly ordinary for 90 minutes
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How Aston Villa made Manchester City look utterly ordinary for 90 minutes

New York Times  

Fifteen years to the day after Unai Emery first encountered Pep Guardiola, he finally managed to overcome him in the most dominant of ways. Vidagany was Emery’s press officer at Valencia in 2008 and like others close to Villa’s head coach, shares the school of thought that nights like Wednesday are a by-product of the Spaniard’s dedication and expertise. He also has a good heart.” Despite history and records falling against them — with Villa having won only seven per cent of all Premier League fixtures against City — the theme of discussions between Emery and players’ before the match centred on being the “protagonists”. “He’s naturally confident but he loves Emery,” said one source close to a key player in Villa’s dressing room who, like others, spoke anonymously to protect relationships. Day in and day out, he knows what he’s doing to help us get three points.” Emery knew the importance of Villa not solely reducing themselves to a counter-attacking threat.

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