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Aston Villa player ratings vs Man City: Nicolas Jackson superb as 4/10 teammate has game to forget

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Aston Villa ended Manchester City's perfect start to the 2026-27 season with a 2-1 win. Nicolas Jackson opened the scoring just six minutes into the game, with fine footwork and just as good a finish. Erling Haaland would peg one back for the away team early into the second half with a header.

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Aston Villa ended Manchester City's perfect start to the 2026-27 season with a 2-1 win. Nicolas Jackson opened the scoring just six minutes into the game, with fine footwork and just as good a finish.

Erling Haaland would peg one back for the away team early into the second half with a header. Not an ideal start to the second part of proceedings for Unai Emery's side.

However, Villa would continue to dig in and retake the lead through Jackson once again. Emery is likely to be delighted with the overall performance rather than just the result itself.

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