Manchester City host Aston Villa in a final-week Premier League match with major emotional and competitive stakes. Pep Guardiola’s departure has been officially announced, creating a party atmosphere at the Etihad. City have been unbeaten in their previous 11 consecutive appearances across all competitions and have won their last five straight home matchups against Villa by an aggregate score of 14-2. Aston Villa arrive on a high after winning the Europa League with a 3-0 victory over Freiburg. Unai Emery’s side also has Champions League qualification secured and will travel to Manchester seeking an upset, supported by improved attacking sharpness late in the season.
"With it officially announced on Friday morning that Pep Guardiola will be ending his decade of dominance in the blue half of Manchester, the Sky Blues will be desperate to hand their iconic boss a real goodbye this weekend."
"Crowned FA Cup champions at Wembley on May 16th as they clinched a 1-0 victory against Chelsea, Man City are unbeaten in all of their previous 11 consecutive appearances across all competitions."
"Storming their way to this season's Europa League crown on Wednesday night as they clinched an iconic 3-0 romp against Freiburg in Germany, Aston Villa certainly find the mood in their camp at a famous high."
"Wrapping up a lucrative Champions League return with time to spare, Unai Emery's history-making squad will travel to Manchester looking to upset Guardiola's day. Roaring back from their minor blip on either side of opening May, the one-time PSG boss has seen his squad find a major clinical edge in the final third."
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