All Manchester City can do is the same as they did tonight against Aston Villa: beat the next opponent and hope that Liverpool – and Arsenal – slip up in the remaining games of this invigorating championship race.
This scenario is due to the four dropped points in the draws in the previous two matches with their title rivals. And in Unai Emery’s Champions League hopefuls, City took on and defeated the team directly below them, finally recording a victory over a top-six side.
