The crisis of Pep Guardiola's Manchester City seems to have no end: the Citizens lost 2-1 at Aston Villa and have accumulated their ninth defeat in the last twelve matches.
The English champions' defense proved to be a nightmare right from the start. Stefan Ortega was miraculous on Pau Torres' header.
He intervened instinctively and removed the ball from the goal, for what looked like a goal that was practically done.
For the Villans to take the lead, however, it was only a matter of time: in the 16th minute Youri Tielemans lit up Villa Park with an extraordinary vertical play for Rogers, who fed a ball to Duran that the Colombian just had to push into the goal.
For the Colombian it is the fourth goal in the last four games. In total there are 12 goals in 950 minutes of the season for the class of 2003.
In the second half Unai Emery's team continued to push the accelerator: in the 60th minute Morgan Rogers hit the post and in the 65th minute they doubled the lead.
The class of 2002 started the action with a prodigious physical-athletic tear and launched John McGinn on the right.
Rogers then went to collect the captain's assist, piercing Ortega with a precise left foot.
It is the first time that the 22-year-old has managed to combine a goal and an assist in the same Premier League match. And he did it against his former team.
Phil Foden's goal in the 93rd minute was of no avail. Stubborn, the English midfielder pierced the opposing defense and placed the ball behind Emiliano Martinez.
Manchester City has transformed into a very fragile team, which has conceded 27 goals in the last twelve games.
Furthermore, they have lost more games in their last twelve games than in their previous 106.
???? PAUL ELLIS – AFP or licensors
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