Matty Cash commented on a 1-0 victory for Aston Villa over Man City.
The Villans suffered a 2-1 loss in the Europa League on Thursday to Go Ahead Eagles, but they stuck to the task upon their return to Premier League action to earn a fourth successive win in the English top tier just two days after Unai Emery celebrated three years as the head coach of the club.
The defender drove home the only goal of the game, cutting away from his marker at a corner kick routine before drilling a shot into the back of the net past Gianluigi Donnarumma. This triumph meant that Villa have now beaten the Citizens in their last three trips to Villa Park, and they have moved to seventh spot in the standings with 15 points, level with reigning champions Liverpool.
A defensively disciplined performance also put an end to the scoring streak of City’s number nine, Erling Haaland, and Villa have highlighted that they still have the pieces of the puzzle to be a competitive outfit towards the top end of the table. There was nothing for Cash to complain about.
“It was a nice strike. It's something we worked on yesterday in training, not exactly for me to hit it, it was a special corner but it wasn't meant for me.
"I've had a few like them, I've scored four this season for club and country. On the edge of the box I like shooting, it's what I like to do in training, hit them nice and sweet.
"We work a lot on set-pieces, over the last couple of years there have been a lot of set-pieces that have won us games and today is no different.
"The last month we've been really good. Defensively really good. We've just stuck together as a group. And at Villa Park they're always behind us."
