This is Emery admission Aston Villa victim Manchester CityHis weakness after sending his party Pep GuardiolaMen in crisis.
Goals in either half from Jon Duran and Morgan Rodgers sealed a ninth defeat in 12 games for City, who have won just once in that dreadful run.
Villa had won just two of their last eight games in the league but produced some of their best football of the campaign in the second half as City blew away, Phil FootNo consolation in stoppage-time strikes.
‘In the second half their confidence was waning and ours was rising,’ said Emery. ‘It’s been great how the players have reacted to everything we’ve worked on before.
‘In the first half we defended very little and we had to get into a good position to try and stop them dominating the ball. We defended well all game but in the second half we played with more personality than the first.
“Manchester City played brilliantly in the first 30 minutes. If they had scored in that period they might have regained their confidence but the second half was completely different.
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery admitted on Saturday that his side suffered from Man City’s weakness
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‘We dominated, we scored and in this situation they (City) were feeling worse than in the first half and then the result.’
