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Manchester City won the Premier League championship for the fourth time in the previous five seasons, making them the 2021–2022 football champions. Their game, to date, continues to remain one of the most inspiring ones.
On the other hand, we have Aston Vila. Since its founding in 1888, Aston Villa is now placed fifth in the all-time English top-flight table and is the seventh most successful club in English football in terms of competitive victories.
The two clubs played a total of 15 games in Villa Park before this match, with Manchester City winning 8, Aston Villa winning 3, and four draws. The two teams played a total of two games in the English FA Cup before this match, with Manchester City winning two, Aston Villa winning none, and the two teams drawing one.
One of the matches that took place between these two teams was during the 2021-2022 season of the Premier League wherein, Manchester City had a one-point lead before the last day of the season, therefore in order to win back-to-back championships, City had to match or outperform Liverpool's performance. The former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard's Aston Villa needed to defeat Manchester City in order for Liverpool to win.
Without further ado, let’s look back at the game between Manchester City and Aston Villa.
Manchester City won the Premier League for the sixth time in 11 seasons by defeating Aston Villa 3-2 in the championship game after coming from behind. By doing so, they avoided being dethroned by rival Liverpool in the season of 2021-2022.
Villa had City down 2-0 until lkay Gündoan started the comeback in the 76th minute. Two minutes later, Rodri restored parity, and in the 81st minute, Gündoan gave City the lead.