Man City climbed to third in the Premier League with a 2-1 win over Aston Villa as a late goal from Matheus Nunes boosted their Champions League hopes.
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00:01Matej Munez was the unlikely hero for Manchester City as they defeated Aston Villa 2-1 in the Premier League
00:08to climb to third in the table and move a step closer to Champions League qualification.
00:14It was a tense and edgy, nervy game here at the Etihad, one in which City were the better of the two sides
00:20but one in which it felt like it was going to be destined for a draw.
00:25Marcus Rashford hit the post after just 18 seconds to remind City of the threat that Villa posed.
00:30But it was the Blues who took the lead with Omar Marmouche cutting from the left-hand side.
00:35His deflected cross fell into the path of Bernardo Silva and his effort was squeezed beyond Amelio MartÃnez to give City the 1-0 lead.
00:44Villa responded well though and they had a penalty. Ruben Diaz with a foul in the box.
00:48City complained and after a lengthy VAR check it was finally given.
00:52Pep Guardiola was furious, really he had no complaints.
00:56Marcus Rashford stepped up from the spot, he sent Stefan Ortega the wrong way.
01:01Villa were level and the game was very well set for the second half.
01:05It was a tense and cagey game and yeah the first half was pretty level between the two teams
01:10but in all honesty City came out of the blocks the better of the two sides after the restart.
01:14They went close through James McAtee, a fantastic lofted effort that went just wide of the Villa goal.
01:20Although he will not know how he missed a following opportunity when a cross came in and he totally missed kicks.
01:27It looked like the game was head and 0 for a 1-0 draw.
01:30Nico O'Reilly and Bernardo Silva had been the two stand-up players for City
01:33but in the end it was about Jeremy Doku and the cherished Nunez.
01:37In the dying minutes of the match, Doku the substitute raced down the left-hand side.
01:42He produced an excellent outside-of-the-foot cross towards the back post and there was Nunez.
01:46Up until that point, maybe the villain for City on the point, even for his display, he turned into the hero
01:52with an emphatic finish at the back post.
01:54A euphoric moment for City and a moment that puts him into the driving seat now for Champions League qualification.
01:59City up to third and all eyes now on the FA Cup semi-final against Forest this weekend.
02:05What was a season very poor by City's standards could yet end with a third-place finish and an FA Cup victory.
02:12Hey, it's not all bad news for those at the Etihad.
02:16City, leave it late, but they do get the free points.
02:19Full time here from the Etihad.
02:21Man City 2, Aston Villa.
02:23Wow.
02:24Wow.
02:24Wow.
02:25Probably.
02:25Nice.
02:25Allez on for Fort Carlos.
02:38Eneza.
02:38Interesting.
02:39I'll see you next time.
02:40Man City 2, Yungapp.