Bernardo Silva plundered his first Premier League goal of the season and Ilkay Gundogan scored a late penalty to send Manchester City top of the table in a 2-0 win against Aston Villa.
City stretched their unbeaten run to 16 games in all competitions with a ninth win in a row, as Pep Guardiola's side continued their formidable league form.
A sixth successive league win propelled Guardiola's side to the summit and marked the former champions out as the team to beat in the tightest title race for years.
Bernardo's sublime strike 11 minutes from time was enough to give City a hard-fought win, the only blot an injury to star man Kevin De Bruyne in the second-half.
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