Soccer Football - Premier League - Aston Villa v Manchester City - Villa Park, Birmingham, Britain - April 21, 2021 Aston Villa's Tyrone Mings and Ross Barkley after the match REUTERS/Geoff Caddick
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Manchester City recovered from conceding a very early goal to win 2-1 at Aston Villa on Wednesday and move a step closer to the Premier League title after a game in which both sides finished with 10 men.
City, who are 11 points ahead of Manchester United with five games left, were caught napping early when Villa took a quick free kick. A pass from Ollie Watkins found John McGinn and he rifled the ball home with 20 seconds on the clock.
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