GALLERY: Villa fight back against Man City

Champions Manchester City encountered a fiercely determined Aston Villa at Villa Park on Saturday evening.

Desperate to end a run of three straight defeats in the Premier League, the hosts kept Pep Guardiola’s team at bay in the first 45 minutes.

And after Erling Haaland opened the scoring, the home side showed great character to fight back and take a point through Leon Bailey.

Here are the best pictures from the game…