Unai Emery admitted Aston Villa preyed on Manchester City’s vulnerability after his team sent Pep Guardiola’s men deeper into crisis.
Goals in either half from Jhon Duran and Morgan Rogers ensured a ninth defeat in 12 games for City, who have won only once in this dire sequence.
Villa had won only two of their last eight games in the league but in the second half they produced their best football of the campaign as City were blown away, with Phil Foden’s stoppage-time strike no consolation.
‘In the second half their confidence was going down and ours was increasing,’ said Emery.