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After a tumultuous few days in which their dreams of a quadruple evaporated and their reputation acquired a fouler odour, Manchester City got the result they needed, albeit after an imperfect performance. Pep Guardiola’s team conceded a goal to John McGinn after just 20 seconds and, despite striking back through the wonderful Phil Foden and Rodri, they lost John Stones to a red card before half-time. City dominated for long spells between those incidents but only began to look really at ease when Villa were also reduced to 10 men, Matty Cash dismissed just before the hour for two fouls on Foden.
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