{"id":1095890,"date":"2022-05-22T19:30:14","date_gmt":"2022-05-22T19:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/22\/man-city-stage-thunderous-comeback-against-aston-villa-to\/"},"modified":"2022-05-22T19:30:14","modified_gmt":"2022-05-22T19:30:14","slug":"man-city-stage-thunderous-comeback-against-aston-villa-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/22\/man-city-stage-thunderous-comeback-against-aston-villa-to\/","title":{"rendered":"Man City stage thunderous comeback against Aston Villa to"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"459\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-22-191206-696x459.png\"   alt=\"Manchester City celebrate title\" title=\"Manchester City celebrate title\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Manchester City celebrate title<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Manchester City have defended their Premier League title after coming from behind to beat Aston Villa 3-2 with three goals in five minutes on a dramatic final day of the 2021\/22 Premier League season.<\/p>\n<p>For Liverpool,\u00a0who beat Wolves 3-1 at Anfield, the result spells the end of their quadruple challenge having already won the FA Cup and League Cup this season.<\/p>\n<p>City piled on the pressure straight away, with Villa\u2019s stand-in goalkeeper Robin Olsen looking very nervous with the ball at his feet on his debut, but the host could not register a shot on target until first-half injury time.<\/p>\n<p>Villa\u2019s defensive resilience paid off as they took a shock lead after a rare foray forward in the 37th minute. Matty Cash nodded in Lucas Digne\u2019s whipped cross from the left flank beyond a helpless Ederson.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool were drawing 1-1 with Wolves at Anfield at the break, meaning City would still win the league on goal difference, setting up a tense second half.<\/p>\n<p>Gabriel Jesus missed from point-blank range as he blazed his strike over the bar in the 50th minute, moments before Ollie Watkins somehow dragged his shot from a one-on-one position wide.<\/p>\n<p>City pressured for an equaliser, but remarkably Villa extended their lead through Philippe Coutinho in the 70th minute. He latched onto a Watkins flick-on and buried his low driven strike into the bottom corner to silence the home supporters.<\/p>\n<p>Then came along substitute Ilkay Gundogan. He pulled a goal back for the hosts in the 76th minute, nodding in Raheem Sterling\u2019s perfectly-weighted cross at the far post.<\/p>\n<p>And two minutes later the Etihad was bouncing as City scored again; this time through Rodri. The Spaniard coolly placed his shot from the edge of the box into the bottom corner.<\/p>\n<p>And City completed a dramatic comeback in the 81st minute when Gundogan tapped in an excellently crafted pass from Kevin de Bruyne at the back post, sending the City supporters into raptures.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool went on to beat Wolves 3-1 thanks to late goal from Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson, but it mattered little in the end as City produced a fightback that will be remembered for years to come.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"zY4j6nNbXjg\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"My Daughter Durga Chat Room on Adom TV (20-5-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zY4j6nNbXjg?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City celebrate title Manchester City have defended their Premier League title after coming from behind to beat Aston Villa 3-2 with three goals in five minutes on a dramatic final day of the 2021\/22 Premier League season. 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