This archive report was first published on 26 October 2019.
Manchester City's Raheem Sterling continued his impressive form, scoring a goal and assisting another as his team defeated Aston Villa 3-0 in the Premier League on Saturday, October 26, 2019.
The win, which was City's second successive league victory, lifted them above Leicester into second place and put pressure on Liverpool to beat Tottenham in Sunday's clash at Anfield.
Guardiola's side survived a tame opening period, but Sterling's intelligent movement, sublime skills, and predatory finishing proved too much for Villa.
City's second half goals from Sterling, Kevin De Bruyne, and Ilkay Gundogan put Villa to the sword, with Sterling's latest virtuoso display coming just days after his second hat-trick of the campaign in City's Champions League demolition of Atalanta.
City have scored 32 league goals this season, 11 more than Liverpool, and their firepower was clear to see as they saw off Villa with their record scorer Sergio Aguero on the bench.
