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Manchester City tasted defeat for the first time since August as they were beaten 1-0 by Aston Villa. Matty Cash's first-half strike was enough to condemn them to victory at Villa Park.

With Nico Gonzalez only deemed fit enough for the bench after the knock he picked up in Villarreal, Tijjani Reijnders started in holding midfield for the first time this season. A bright start from the visitors soon gave way to pressure for the home team as they scored through Cash and looked to add another.

City were better in the second half but were unable to find an equaliser with Erling Haaland's late effort being ruled out for an offside against Omar Marmoush. Here are the player ratings from the Manchester Evening News.

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