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Erling Haaland (left) and Riyad Mahrez cheer
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Defending champions Manchester City took advantage of Arsenal's blunder and reduced the gap to Premier League leaders to three points.
Team manager Pep Guardiola's team defeated Aston Villa 3-1 (3-0).
Arsenal drew 1-1 (0-0) against FC Brentford on Saturday, but played one game less than City.
Rodri (4th), national team player İlkay Gündoğan (39th) and Riyad Mahrez (45th + 1 penalty kick) scored the goals for second in the table, Ollie Watkins (61st) shortened for Villa.
Arsenal and City meet in the top game next Wednesday.
City rivals United also win
Manchester United beat Leeds United 2-0 (0-0) on Sunday and are still in third place, two points behind city rivals City.
Tottenham Hotspur, on the other hand, lost 4-1 (3-1) to Leicester City and lost valuable ground in the fight for a Champions League spot.
Meanwhile, Chelsea are not getting going before the Champions League duel with Borussia Dortmund.
The Blues only came to a 1-1 (1-1) against West Ham United.
Southampton bottom, meanwhile, has reacted to its negative series and parted ways with team manager Nathan Jones a day after the 2-1 (1-0) defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Jones had succeeded former Leipzig coach Ralph Hasenhüttl at the Saints last November.
Under the Welshman's management, they have celebrated just one win in eight league games.
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