Aston Villa end Manchester City winning start with home victory

Aston Villa defeated Manchester City 2-1 at Villa Park on Saturday, ending City's perfect winning start to the Premier League season. BBC News, thejournal.ie, and Al Jazeera all reported that Nicolas Jackson scored two goals for the home side on either side of an Erling Haaland header. The result gave Villa their fourth consecutive win across all competitions and their first home league victory of the season, according to thejournal.ie. [1][3][4]

The loss ended Enzo Maresca's run as manager. Al Jazeera noted that Maresca had become the first manager to win his first seven Premier League games in charge of a new club. Both thejournal.ie and Al Jazeera reported that Manchester City have now lost their past four league matches at Villa Park. [3][4]

BBC News reported that Manchester City have kept only one clean sheet in their past six games. The outlet added that goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and defender Marc Guehi have each made three errors leading to Premier League goals since the start of last season, a tally matched or exceeded by only eight top-flight players. [1]

The Daily Mail reported that Guehi refused to take the knee before kick-off at Villa Park, doubling down on his stance after stating earlier in the week that the anti-racism gesture had lost its meaning. The defender, who plays for the England national team, had also remained standing during the initiative the previous weekend. [2][14]