STEVEN GERRARD TASTES FIRTS DEFEAT AS MANAGER IN THE EPL

Former Liverpool and England midfielder and now Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard after making headlines with Rangers in the Scottish league got handed the managerial role of Aston Villa who needed a change in the dugout.

The Englishman after joining Aston Villa put the team back to winning way until his encounter with Manchester City who shows no pity on any team in the English Premier League.

The Villa Park gave the visitors no chills as they took control of the pitch and crowd as they stopped the winning run Stevie set to have with his new team.

Manchester City the gave with their usual possession and pressure play forcing load of mistakes from the Aston Villa team. It was obvious Man. City were going to continue pushing the hosts for an opening goals and they did find the back of the net after another team play.

In the 27th minute of the first half, Manchester City defender Ruben Daiz latched on a cross from Raheem Sterling to break the deadlock of the game.

The visitors City continued to press and hold on to possession as Aston Villa looked for loop holes in the City team to explore.

With two (2) minutes left on the normal time of the first half, sensational Bernardo Silva who has always been present and active when called upon said thank you to Gabriel Jesus by connecting to his pass and scoring the second goal for Manchester City.

The first half ended with the visitors holding on to a two goal lead.

The second half started a bit different with Aston Villa playing more with intent and precision. Ollie Watkins needed only two minutes after the resumption to pull one back for Aston Villa but ended up playing into the philosophy of Pep Guardiola.

The game ended 1-2 in favour of Manchester City leaving Steven Gerrard to revisit the drawing board for his next fixture.