"We feel strong with individual strengths but mostly within our structure."

• Aston Villa are the first side win three successive Premier League games against Manchester City since Liverpool in December 2016 (run of four).

• Ibrahim Mbaye (18y 273d) is the third-youngest Aston Villa player to either score or assist in a Premier League game after Gareth Barry v Derby County in March 1999 (18y 15d) and Carney Chukwuemeka v Norwich City in December 2021 (18y 55d).