Extended HLs: Man City v. Aston Villa Matchweek 38
Watch full-match highlights from Aston Villa's visit to the Etihad to take on Manchester City in Matchweek 38.
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A historic day at Etihad Stadium, which will host a record crowd due to the timely opening of the newly named Pep Guardiola Stand, the biggest home attendance for City since 1971.
So Manchester City here against Aston Villa in the glorious Manchester sunshine on the final day of the Premier League season.
City in second, Villa in fourth.
Both guaranteed Champions League football next season, and both with reason to celebrate here today.
Someone get the box of tissues.
They're gonna be needed around this stadium today.
Hugs between the two Spaniards, Messrs. Guardiola and Emery.
Two who have done marvelous things with their respective clubs.
Guardiola has lifted the two domestic cups this season, Emery with success in Europe.
And a lovely gift there from Emery to Pep Guardiola, who says goodbye to Emery's staff.
John Stones, not looking quite as emotional as Bernardo Silva ahead of kickoff here.
The two have one final performance to put in.
As do the two teams as a whole, who've had stellar seasons.
It's a day of Manchester City goodbyes and celebration of an unheld, a trophy-laden era here at the Etihad.
The hosts wave goodbye to a man whose legendary status has long since been confirmed, a man whose influence can be felt here, around the Premier League, across the EFL and non-League, as well as park pitches up and down the country on Sunday mornings.
Rico Lewis here, playing for the first time since February.
Semenyo.
Into Rico Lewis.
Oh, and City nearly off to a flyer.
Unai Emery quite happy for them after the work they put in.
Foden's corner.
Far side, it's wellied back across there by Savinho.
Andy Townsend captained them to the League Cup win.
Here's Barkley.
Mardsen up ahead, but Barkley miscues.
Savinho.
Nice ball.
Chance, and it's into the side netting.
S- and Savinho.
Oh, Bernardo Silva's gone beyond.
Blocked by the leg of Mbezo.
That would've been a fine send-off for him.
Couple of spells.
It's Savinho again.
He's really got the bit between his teeth today.
Cut out by Lindelof.
Manchester City have dominated proceedings so far.
Can they ram home that advantage?
In towards Ake.
An extremely high boot there, and Ake goes down holding his face.
Well, I think the referee just stopping play here because of the double injury as it is at the moment.
Ooh.
I mean, he's, he's, he's come in at, at a little bit of a pace.
I just wonder whether Mings got there slightly before he arrived.
Yeah, he did, and he ended up careering into Mings then, so I don't think this is gonna be rewarded with a penalty.
Might not change here.
Ahead of what is gonna be the first cooling break very shortly.
Hooked in by Reijnders, and the backwards header.
And in it goes from Antoine Semenyo.
On Pep Guardiola's final day, it's one of his newest signings that makes his mark again.
And a third goal in four games for the Ghanaian to just ignite the party here at the Etihad.
All City supporters, could you please welcome to the pitch, Antoine Semenyo.
A 17th Premier League goal of the season.
City making everything look so effortless.
Semenyo to Foden.
Lewis.
Oh, a lovely turn.
Rico Lewis.
And still may be a chance here with Savinho.
Corner.
Well, it should've been more.
Foden's corner.
Mbezo puts a good hand to it.
Think there's gonna be a whack.
Set for Reijnders.
As we've seen this season, Savinho.
Again, racing forward.
Really showing City fans this afternoon what he has to offer.
He has been brilliant at times.
Here come City with Foden.
Taken on now by Reijnders.
And somehow clawed away there by Marco Mbezo, whose goal is coming under increasing pressure once again.
Absolutely loves it still.
High towards Ake.
It's another corner from the other side this time.
Crucial goal has gone in, in North London, as Foden comes forward here.
Reijnders.
I think they'll just about survive.
Now they've worked it, and now they've got the overload on this left side.
Maatsen.
In, Maatsen.
Oh, away by Ruben Dias, but it took a significant touch there last though off Leon Bailey, and behind he goes for a goal kick.
There's the creator-in-chief.
Oh, and in he goes.
The chance for Watkins.
And Villa are level.
It has taken them 30 seconds of the second half.
Five in five for Villa's chief hitman up front.
And he was always likely to have his say at some point.
And with Villa's very first attempt on goal of the game, they've made it one-In midweek.
It will be Emi Buendia.
It was a bit of a knuckleball of an effort, but always rising from the Argentine.
Buendia.
Robson well advanced.
Buendia trying to hook it towards goal.
Old Trafford has it.
Bernardo Silva, signed by Pep Guardiola for 43 million pounds from Monaco in July 2017.
Made more appearances for Manchester City under Pep than any other player, 459, and now departs, eighth in the list of all-time appearance makers for City, the most by an outfielder, non-English.
And now the curtain comes down.
And credit to the Villa fans, who are also applauding Bernardo Silva here.
An impromptu guard of honor for one of the Premier League greats, we have to say.
I'm even getting emotional now.
I mean, that This is incredible.
I didn't see this coming, but if anybody deserves it, it's, it's him.
He has been an absolute genius and a tremendous worker.
Not just a very educated football player, but a tremendous worker.
Never stops running for the team.
And Bernardo Silva is deserving everything he gets here.
Only namesake David Silva has made more Premier League appearances than him for City.
16 major trophies with the club, including six Premier League titles.
And a final wave goodbye from the pint-sized Portuguese, who has brought so much joy to City fans and his boss, Pep Guardiola.
Their way out and have played the percentage ball.
It might work out for them.
Barkley.
Oh, he's done ever so well, and Watkins onside.
Ollie Watkins for Villa.
Still Watkins.
Magical.
But the flag goes up for offside, and for now at least, Villa's joy is cut short.
And a flag raised by Richard West on this near side, but that looked extremely tight.
Yeah, don't give up on it yet.
I mean, it hasn't been ruled out completely, not just yet.
Got to wait till VAR run through it.
Very good from him initially to pick out Barkley, who basically held onto it very well.
Now it's a case of, you know, has he lent?
Has he lent beyond the foot of John Stones, who committed himself badly, really.
He threw himself and allowed Watkins to come inside and find the finish.
And the news for Aston Villa is about to be positive.
Referee Andy Madley says goal.
And Villa have turned it around.
Watkins at the double.
And in 17 second-half minutes, Aston Villa have flipped this game upside down.
And he's hoisted high by his teammates.
Ollie Watkins, he is finishing this season with a flourish.
And Villa's fantastic week looks like it's going to get even better.
Look it.
Look it.
Cherki from range.
Well, he can go either way, can't he?
We've seen that in his time in English football so far.
Bailey has Cash flying on his outside.
Here is Matty Cash looking for Watkins, who of course now is heading towards a hat trick.
For him, 10 seasons, 295 appearances after a 50 million move from Everton.
Made his debut in Pep Guardiola's first game when he started a 2-1 win against Sunderland back in August 2016.
He's struggled with injury in recent times, but 15 major trophies in his time at the club are going to be saluted here.
Man who may well form a defensive axis for England at the World Cup this summer.
But in terms of his Manchester City career, it ends here, and he is the latest, Jim Beglin, to get a guard of honor from both sets of players.
And again, I mean, this is fully merited because he has been tremendous also for Manchester City Football Club.
And to have this appreciation and this amount of respect, I think says it all.
The whole stadium is on its feet.
And for working reasons only, I think we're the only ones sat down here, including the, the cameramen in front of us.
Congratulations to John Stones.
31 now, still plenty of time left in his footballing career.
Erling Haaland front and center.
Just about the only non-playing member in this stadium that doesn't need an accreditation lanyard around his neck.
He can do what he wants.
Alexandre Lacazette.
John Stones.
Number 24, Moussa Dembele.
A rest alongside Bernardo Silva, and now it's really hit home for him.
And emotional times for him.
For a very rare double as well.
Here he comes.
The heads go up, and it fell to the foot there of Pau Torres.Doku.
He can shoot from here, and does.
Bizot a mere spectator as it flashed past the far post.
Draw against Manchester United back in November 1971.
Here come Villa.
McGinn, only just on, and forces the save from Trafford.
This game is far from done.
We understand there are going to be as many as 10, yes, 10 additional minutes.
That'll be well-received.
Foden.
Chance, goal!
Emphatic from Phil Foden.
Football never ceases to amaze.
Of course, we were talking about a possible defeat for Guardiola on the final day as we see the fact that Phil Foden's backside was offside.
More intent on topping up his suntan.
Sits up for Tielemans.
Gonzalez.
Kovacic.
Doku.
Maybe one final chance.
Doku.
Everyone knew what he was going to do.
Now Bizot.
Five VAR already.
Look at that Villa defensive line.
Doku.
Mings outs.
Football doesn't deal in fairy tales.
It never quite works like that.
It often gives you a dose of reality.
Of what this sport in its often brutal form can bring.
Villa winners on the final day as Pep Guardiola's phenomenal reign in charge of this football club bizarrely ends in defeat.
It has been quite the day here at the Etihad.
A football match that mattered little really to both sides who had done what they could have done this season.
No title for Pep Guardiola, they found that out in the week and they ultimately had second place wrapped up.
They led through Semenyo, but Ollie Watkins had his say in the second half, twice scoring for Unai Emery's side, who finish the season with quite the result as it finishes at the Etihad Stadium in Pep Guardiola's final game in charge, Manchester City one, Aston Villa two.
