Here are your Manchester City evening headlines for Saturday, February 11
Rodri 'impossible' admission
Manchester City midfielder Rodri has admitted that it will be "impossible" for Pep Guardiola's side to catch Arsenal if the Gunners maintain their form.
Arsenal currently have a five-point lead over the Blues at the top of the Premier League table, while also having a game in hand. The London outfit have won 16 of their opening 20 top-flight matches this season, having lost just twice in the league.
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Guardiola's men had the chance to close the gap on Mikel Arteta's side to just two points after Arsenal lost to Everton last weekend, but City failed to take the opportunity as they fell to a defeat at Tottenham Hotspur.
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Villa's defensive plan
Unai Emery says Aston Villa will try not to isolate their defenders against Manchester City's in-form wing pairing of Jack Grealish and Riyad Mahrez.
Villa travel to City having seen an upturn in form under Emery - although they did hold the Blues to a draw earlier in the season at Villa Park before Emery's arrival. In a repeat of last season's final day fixture, where City came from 2-0 down to win 3-2 and win the title, Sunday's game also comes under the cloud of the Premier League charges brought against City this week.
Emery, though, is focussing solely on the game, and says stopping two City players will be crucial to Villa's chances of a positive result at the Etihad.
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