Manchester City vs Aston Villa (EPL 2022/23)
IT has been a traumatic week for Manchester City and it will be fascinating to see how the players respond to all the turmoil when Aston Villa come calling in the Premier League.
Just a day after City’s title defence suffered a blow with defeat at Tottenham, news that the club were facing stiff sanctions for breaking Premier League financial rules sent shockwaves across the game.
That saga looks set to rumble on in the court for years but it will only add to a sense of growing unease at the Etihad as the season threatens to unravel for Pep Guardiola’s side.
With star full-back Joao Cancelo banished to Bayern Munich on loan after falling out with Guardiola, the City gaffer then made the strange decision to start Kevin De Bruyne on the bench against Spurs.
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