Manchester City takes advantage of Leicester City's defeat to climb to second place

Manchester City took advantage of Leicester City's defeat against Southampton to snatch second place, 14 points behind the strong Liverpool, who still has a game to play. Guardiola's team found no rival in Aston Villa at Villa Park, which they punished severely.

Algerian Riyad Mahrez scored a brace in 24 minutes to seal the match. A good individual action in the first goal and taking advantage of a serious error inside the area by Daniel Drinkwater in the second, who paid dearly for his inactivity in his second game of the season.

It paved the way for the historic moment of Agüero, who was one goal away from Frenchman Thierry Henry to become the top scorer in the English League, and he surpassed it by scoring three goals. At the 28th minute, he scored a great goal with a powerful shot that touched Nyland but ended up in the net. It caused a large part of the Aston Villa fans to leave their stadium disheartened after half an hour.

Before the 'Kun' enjoyed his great moment, there was time for Gabriel Jesus to score the fourth goal in injury time of the first half. The great pass from Kevin de Bruyne from the right side, tight and measured, was taken advantage of by the Brazilian to leave his mark.

At 57 minutes, David Silva appeared with a through pass that Agüero converted into a goal after pausing in front of two defenders and releasing a precise shot. And with nine minutes left, he did not miss another gift, in Aston Villa's ball out, to complete his hat-trick. The consolation goal came from the penalty spot, scored by Dutchman Anwar El-Ghazi.

Watford completed Aston Villa's bad day by relegating them to the relegation zone with their victory in the direct duel at the bottom against Bournemouth (0-3). Watford extended their good run, with three consecutive victories and without losing in five matches, conquering Dean Court with goals from Frenchman Doucouré, Troy Deeney, and Argentine Roberto Pereyra.