Manchester City are in the driver seat for a Champions League place after Matheus Nunes scored his first Premier League goal for the club to beat Aston Villa in stoppage time.

The pace at the Etihad was frantic from the start as Marcus Rashford nearly scored inside the opening 17 seconds, but it was City who took the early lead as Bernardo Silva poked home Omar Marmoush’s pullback at the byline.

Matheus Nunes scored in stoppage time as Manchester City took a big step toward Champions League qualification with a 2-1 victory over Aston Villa in the Premier League.