Foden’s hat trick leads Man City to 4-1 win vs. Aston Villa

Manchester City won against Aston Villa 4-1 at Etihad Stadium as the Sky Blues avenged the defeat from the same opponent 1-0 when the 2 teams faced each other earlier in the season in Birmingham.

Rodri gave the Sky Blues the lead in the 11^th minute when the Spaniard scored after Doku’s assist. However, Jhon Duran tied the result with his goal in the 20^th minute.

FULL-TIME | A big win! 💪#ManCity | @okx pic.twitter.com/8v1poC6mvb

— Manchester City (@ManCity) April 3, 2024

In the extra time of the 1^st half, Phil Foden scored his 1^st goal in the match from a freekick as Zaniolo made a huge mistake in the Villa’s wall and the ball went into the away’s team net.

In the 62^nd minute, Foden scored his 2^nd goal in the match after Rodri’s assist to make his side lead by 2 goals, and 7 minutes later, he completed his hat trick, and this time, Alvarez assisted him.

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Phil Foden has now 82 goals in his career at Manchester City.

He has never scored a penalty goal 😳

Lethal forward 🎯 pic.twitter.com/mEztvzhXLs

— ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) April 3, 2024

Manchester City are in 3^rd place with 67 points after 30 matches – 1 behind leaders Arsenal and the same number as Liverpool but the Reds have a game in hand as they will face tomorrow Sheffield United at Anfield.

Aston Villa are in 4^th place with 59 points after 31 games but the Villains have only 1 victory in their last 4 league matches.