City fans celebrate fourth Premier League title in five years
Manchester City's Ilkay Gundogan celebrates scoring their third goal with Gabriel Jesus, at Etihad Stadium in Manchester, Britain, May 22 2022. Picture: HANNAH MCKAY/REUTERS
The day was set up for a party and there was a relaxed mood around the ground before kickoff. But that was soon to change as Villa, managed by former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, provided a twist in the storyline. The edgy mood among the home fans turned to desperation after Philippe Coutinho then doubled the lead for Villa with a goal of pure simplicity.
Halftime substitute Oleksandr Zinchenko, on the left flank, then showed composure to pull back to Rodri, and the Spaniard delivered a pinpoint finish side-footing into the bottom corner from 20m out.
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