Unai Emery’s side continued their turnaround in form after a slow start to the campaign and picked up a fourth straight win across all competitions, and their first league victory at home this season.

Manchester City do not enjoy visiting Villa Park and have now lost their last four league games there, while Enzo Maresca saw his 100 per cent league start as City boss vanish.

Another tough afternoon in the west Midlands started when Marc Guehi’s mistake allowed Jackson to give Villa an early lead.

Villa had keeper Zion Suzuki to thank for making several vital saves, and Iliman Ndiaye crashed an effort off the post as Villa held strong to take the lead into the break.

Erling Haaland grabbed his ninth league goal of the season to get City level but Jackson buried his second of the afternoon – his fourth of the season – on the hour mark to hand Villa the points.