scoreline doesn't do justice. City got absolutely dominated by Villa. It's the sort of thing City did to other mid table clubs over the years.

13 months ago pundits were criticising the sacking of Gerrard because he had every chance "to save them from a relegation battle". Mates rates at its finest

Fair play to Villa 👏🏼 Absolutely played us off the park. City were abysmal tonight. Should have been 3-0.

What a match, so well played by every single player and the tactics by Emery were spot on... so proud of them all. Emery has been a revelation, the standards he sets for every single player is immense.

It amazes me how calm villa players were on the ball, you had 3 man city player press and close down 1 villa player and he still keeps the ball in possesion. Aston villa completely made fool of city players today.

Fantastic performance by Villa. One way traffic all game.

This man loves seeing City fails😂😂 and I love it. Aston Villa schooled City.

ive never seen city dominated like this since the 2017/18 UCL QF liverpool vs city

I have never seen Man City be dominated like that under Pep, Villa were incredible

As an Arsenal fan, what a performance from Bailey. 👏🏽

Its crazy how we were saying last season that the title race between Arsenal and City was absolutely box office, little did we know this year is potentially Arsenal vs City vs Villa vs Liverpool. The Premier League at its very best, such a shame that whoever wins it will be accused of paying refs due how how dreadful they've been to everyone

Villa deserve credit here because they done everything right tonight 👏

Aston Villa were genuinely incredible glad i chose that match over the Utd one, i have not seen a team dominate City like that in over 7-8 years as an Arsenal fan i was buzzing but icl they might even beat us. They look completely different much more solid at the back

Nobody has done that to Citeh this year. Totally outplayed them on every part of the park. Unai is a gem. Can’t see them losing to Arsenal at the weekend if they match that performance. What a season so far. 🔥

Unai Emery is an absolute beast. Villa are going to get champions league football this season

just wow, im speechless at how many points they dropped in the past weeks

What a day at the park… I love this club. The fans and team deserve this so much. Unbelievable.

I woke up, checked the stats of that game and I cannot believe it. Emery is a genius!

Villa looked INCREDIBLE. LFC fan here, only watched the last 25 minutes or so (for obvious reasons) and Villa were absolutely battering City. Edited to add: Gerrard is an LFC legend, but seeing how well Emery has Bailey and Villa playing ole Stevie G deserved that sack.

The way Goldbridge is reacting, You’d think he was a Villa fan. 😂

As a liverpool fan, I absolutely love the here and now moment. But with KDB, Rodri and Kovacic coming back, no lead is big enough. They are capable of putting in a 14, 15 game winning streak and still be done by April. Also my club there at the top without a CDM is still puzzling.

I would have taken a draw at the beginning at the night, but when it was 0-0 for 60 minutes I would have been really disappointed to not win. One of the best displays iv seen as a Villa fan. Over the moon. Arsenal will be another big test, but if Villa win it will blow the title race wide open.

14 home wins in the league in a row which is incredible

Massive injustice to those villa players.....martinez one of best in the world....digne best left back in league this season....torres and konsa are outstanding.....mcginn luiz and kamara could play in any side in the league....diaby and bailey are lethal and watkins is on fire.....they must have had over 200m sitting on the bench tonight, they literally have 2 decent options in every position, the squad has CL depth...if they can sort out away form they will be in mix for top4 for sure

Absolutely love to see it. City really struggle without Rodri.

On the tv they had a stat saying that City’s 2 shots were the lowest in any league match in the whole of Pep’s career.

I’ve never seen Pep out-played tactical to that extent

Villa r insane at the moment they could become a top 4 team in the future and win some decent trophies

The manager Emery deserves all the praise. He did a fantastic job with the squad.

well done Aston Ville they fully deserved it, they deserve all the praise they will get

Get Tf in as a villa fan absolutely buzzing UTFV

as a liverpool fan i loved the city score line but as a football fan i'm love seeing villa doing this their fantastic at the moment.

BAILEY WAS UNBELIEVABLE 🤯🤯🤯🤯

Aston Villa Vs Arsenal is gonna be an incredible game. As an arsenal fan im shitting bricks hoping we can somehow pull 3 points against probably the most in-form team in the league💀

Emery has unfinished business in the Premier League. Fantastic seeing him get the recognition he deserves. Top class!

If Villa can sort the away form, then they've got a chance here. Unai Emery is doing a great job

As a United fan, this result excites me even more than our win over Chelsea.

its a great season so far, no Man City dominance, Aston Villa definitely the highlight of the season so far

Mark, you actually always speak facts, its nice to see a real FOOTBALL fan as opposed to a team fan

Aston Villa midfield is really good thats the key.

Two or three decent players in January. And hopefully we can stay in the top four. Emery is an amazing manager so glad we've got him.

Check Sir Alex’s comments after Newcastle smashed Villa (after an unlucky week of injuries) - he told us to watch for Villa this season

Villa fully deserved that win. Sensational performance

Villa absolutely has a shot at getting top 3!

A load of our players at Villa were Champions League regulars at their former clubs. Carlos, Pau, Bailey, Diaby, Digne. Dougie Luiz was signed by City but couldn't play because of work permit issues and our goalkeeper is the best in world football. We have the best English striker in the league and an elite manager. That's how we are able to perform like we do, Mark.

They were amazing, 14 wins in a row wow. As an Arsenal fan it's going to be tough.

Aside from Haaland's 2 shots City did nothing. The stats don't lie. Villa outclassed them in every area and could've scored 3 more and even had a goal disallowed. As dominate a display agsinst City as you'll ever see. Fantastic performance.

As an Arsenal fan I’m shook for this game at the weekend. Villa are looking legit

Unai Emery = Legend

LIVERPOOL!! They will absolutely win the league. With Trent playing this good and nunez absolutely destroyed the opponents in their own box, I can't see them getting 2nd or 3rd.

Imagine City lose the league, then finally get punished for their rampant cheating and everyone can finally completely ignore their 'success'

As a neutral for that game (if you can call an Arsenal fan neutral) that was one of the best games I've watched this season. Villa played brilliant which worries me for this weekend. I would still not write City off until May 2024, they are the benchmark and never down for too long.

Unai Emery is showing the EPL what a top manager he is,what he's done at Villa in 13 months is just incredible Us Villa fans are loving this guy, he's made us really proud of our club again,after some really dark times we've had to suffer in recent years. Unai you're the man..... up the mighty Villa!!!!!

This Rodri's absence was the reason why City also lost the champions league final against Chelsea. That was the first game of that season where we did not have a proper CDM.

The idea that Villa's squad isn't on par with Man United or Chelsea's current squads is frankly so laughable. They aren't on par, they're miles better. As individuals and as a team.

It’s incredible to be an *Aston Villa* fan right now, Emery’s completely galvanised the whole club from the players the coaching staff & especially the fans it’s brilliant. *UP THE VILLA!* 💜💙

I’m a city fan but this is not super surprising, in the last 2 seasons we have sold 7 starters, 2 are injured and 2 can’t play because of yellows, we aren’t the same treble winning side. however that being said hats of to Villa, phenomenal performance, Emery master class.

Tielemans with his yearly world class performance, he would be a beast if he had consistency

FairPlay mate - summed up perfectly ✌️👌🏻Up the Villa! ✌️

Fair play mark from a happy villa fan 😊😊

Thank you villa for keeping this season amazing

This is the best chance we will ever have at Man City not winning the league.

As a Liverpool fan I was devastated when Rice scored but knew even in the 95th minute they would win the game hopefully we smash them at anfield here soon YNWA🔴🔴

You are a Top Boy, Mark. Love your enthusiasm for football but also your fair judgement on other clubs and your own team 👏🏾✊🏾👊🏾

Well played Asto Villa 👏...from a Liverpool supporter....so refreshing to see you guys in the league position you're in ....keep up the great work (except when you play us !😊)...down with Man City !!

Well done Villa.If Newcastle beat Everton tomorrow we will only be a point behind Man City.

Don't think anyone has embarrassed city like this ever!

The fact that Howard Webb FC is 3 points behind Crude oil FC is astonishing 🔥😃

Loving how competitive the Premier league is right now

Villa will definetly grab a trophy this season. They are my main favorites for the Conference.

Even the VAR did try to help mancity but aston villa just did not want to give up. The problem with Emery at Arsenal was a lot of problematic players and he was also still adapting with the league pressure, but look at him now. Incredible.

A little hyperbolic but Villa did outplay City for the majority of the game, that in itself is an incredible achievement - City had lost games before but not like this. Well done Emery.

I’ve always said this about Man City. If you show them that you won’t be pushed aside you can get a result.

What a great day to be a football fan

The fact that Villa could’ve scored 3-4. City only two shots all game 😂

Liverpool are like that one annoying kid that just won't shut up.

Up until today, Villa hadn’t beaten City since they were promoted and was the only team they hadn’t beaten since they returned

You know when KDB comes back City will go on one of those runs…the more points they drop now, the better for the league

People were confused about why we havent been creating chances. Its not hard. WE DONT HAVE KDB

This video got me excited for the next few matches

85 points or even a bit less will win you the league this season. If Arsenal do it, pundits will say the league lacked quality this year. If Liverpool do it, pundits will say the league was so competitive with lots of good teama that it was difficult to get 90+points this season.

Man City players know they will be playing league two football after the 115 come in. They are planning their escape early

I'd be fine with either Arsenal or Villa winning the premier league. But the one I'd wish would be Liverpool as no one's talking about them.

Liverpool fan here…best football I’ve seen all season…dominated right through….made City look sub normal, never mind just normal.

Brilliant 115 to come 2 let's hope there in division 3th next season 😊

Villa dominated the whole game not just winning hats off well deserved

Good show mark

City didn't invest well in the summer while having some substantial outgoings too, they don't have the rotation they once had

And we’ll spend £100 million in January to strengthen 👍🏼

No Rodri, no city, well I guess Rodri should get more injured 😂😂

Arsenal fan here That’s so great to see, not even coz we’re at the top but to see villa 3rd is genuinely incredible I hate spurs with everything but seeing them at the top did make the league 10x more exciting We welcome all challengers and take no prisoners - best league in the world.

Rate that mark, appreciate it

All it takes for this title race to crumble is one Belgian midfielder...

Liverpool winning the league

To be fair Villa have looked awesome for a while now. We at West Ham have a dinosaur manager and I'm quite envious of how Villa play. Good for them, fantastic.

As a Liverpool fan, I am very scared of that matchweek 37 game at villa park now because that will be title deciding if villa keeps this form on

city have lost games previous years but rarely outplayed, theyve been outplayed a good 3-4 times this season already

Great podcast Mark.Ill have to disagree with you with regards to Man U players better than Villa. We have better players in key areas than Utd. (My opinion). Villa Winning the league - good question - it’s wide open and based on current 2023 stats, it’s up for grabs for sure. With the momentum, as it stands for Villa, I can’t see it. However, Man City will certainly be the overall threat for the title based on their form. If we (Villa) continue on this accent, we will certainly be playing champions league football next season. What a great season so far. Great night tonight! UTV.

You’re welcome! Up The Villa 💪🏼

United's position in the table shows how important it is to push for wins even if it means losing games - They've lost 6 and they're still only 3 pts off City because they haven't drawn any.