Happy Christmas, Pep. For Manchester City and Guardiola, this was another painful destruction, an unthinkable ninth defeat in 12 matches for a team who have flipped from formidable to fragile and flat. City have now lost six of their past eight Premier League matches, as many as they gave up en route to the title in 2020-21, the worst of their championship-winning seasons. They could end the weekend as low as ninth.
Guardiola, in a long black cloak and boots, wandered over to the increasingly bewildered away fans. Then came a deep puff of the cheeks. These are hard times. For Unai Emery and Villa, this was another triumph, Jhon Durán and Morgan Rogers scoring fine goals to overpower the visitors.
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