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Man City wastefulness vs Aston Villa shows not even Erling Haaland can stop inevitable problem

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Manchester City's 1-1 draw with Aston Villa on Saturday had a familiar feeling to it. Not because of the result itself — after all, City had won 14 of their previous 16 league meetings with Villa — but because of the manner in which it came about.

It was the kind of performance we saw a few times last season, particularly in the spring when Liverpool reduced City's lead at the top of the table from 14 points (with two games in hand) to one.

Pep Guardiola's side were not at their brilliant best, but for large parts of the game they were pretty good. When Kevin de Bruyne crossed to the back post and Erling Haaland found himself in acres of space to score the opener, City seemed to spark into life.

They played their best football of the game in the 25 minutes that followed, awoken from their first half slumber by a goal that came from nothing. READ MORE: Man City players take Pep Guardiola instruction too far at Aston Villa But City created chances aplenty; between the 64th and 71st minutes, four chances came and went.

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There's a familiar kind of goal that Manchester City score under Pep Guardiola that involves slowly keeping possession around the edge of the box, waiting for an opening, before slipping in a runner to square for a simple finish from close range.
WOLVERHAMPTON, United Kingdom: Jack Grealish scored his first goal this season and Erling Haaland extended his record-breaking hot-streak as Manchester City powered to a 3-0 win over 10-man Wolves on Saturday. Pep Guardiola’s side needed just 56 seconds to take the lead at Molineux as Grealish finally enjoyed a day to remember after a difficult time since joining City from Aston Villa last year. Haaland doubled City’s advantage with his 14th goal in 10 games in all competitions following a £51 million ($58 million) move from Borussia Dortmund that already appears a bargain.
With Kyle Walker not recovering from his knock at Aston Villa, Manchester City will be forced into a change or two in their Champions League opener at Sevilla on Tuesday. The obvious solution would be to move Joao Cancelo back to the right and bring in new left-back Sergio Gomez for a first start. With John Stones not travelling, Manuel Akanji could make his debut in the centre.
These are your Manchester City evening headlines for Monday, September 5.

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