**Sancho Substituted After 45 Minutes in Villa's Win** Aston Villa's Jadon Sancho had a brief outing against Manchester City on Sunday, coming on as a substitute but being withdrawn after just 45 minutes. The winger replaced the injured Emi Buendia in the first half but was taken off in the 74th minute as Villa made a double substitution, bringing on Evann Guessand. Since joining Villa on loan from Manchester United late in the summer transfer window, Sancho has seen limited action. Prior to the match against City, he had only made one substitute appearance in the league. He did start in the midweek Europa League defeat to Go Ahead Eagles, marking his return after a recent illness. Unai Emery, Villa's manager, did not seem particularly impressed with Sancho's performance against City. He opted for Guessand to help secure the game. Before his substitution, Sancho had a chance to score, making a promising break from the left that forced a save from City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. His follow-up attempt was also thwarted by the keeper. At the time of Sancho's introduction, Villa was leading 1-0, thanks to Matty Cash's early goal. The score remained unchanged when Sancho left the pitch, as Villa aimed to thwart City's title ambitions. City believed they had equalised late in the match when Erling Haaland scored, but the goal was disallowed for offside. After six minutes of added time, Villa's first-half goal secured a vital home victory. Following the match, City remained in fourth place in the league, but their position is precarious, with Villa just one point behind. Tottenham had the opportunity to overtake City later in the day with a match against Everton. In September, Emery expressed his intentions for Sancho, stating, "Yes, of course, this is my objective, to get him back to his best - and if he does that, then he'll come back to the national team." He acknowledged Sancho's previous success at Borussia Dortmund and his potential to regain form. Emery added, "Of course, he's still young. He's still being hungry to show his capacity to play with his skills, his qualities, and hopefully we can exploit here, again, his best." This match highlighted the ongoing challenges Sancho faces in regaining his form and securing a more prominent role in the Villa squad.