straight to your inboxAston Villa are ready to face Manchester City, according to manager Dean Smith, who confirmed the Premier League fixture will go ahead.
Smith confirmed that Villa returned to training this week after nine players tested positive for Covid-19 in the last fortnight.
That forced Villa to field a full youth side for their FA Cup defeat to Liverpool, and the Premier League agreed to postpone fixtures with Tottenham and Everton.
However, Villa are back in training and Smith says he will make no excuses for his players ahead of the tricky trip to face City on Wednesday.
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