Villa are unrecognisable since the Spaniard took over from Steven Gerrard in 2022 and, after a sticky start this season and shock defeat by Go Ahead Eagles in the Europa League on Thursday, the battling victory over City was their fourth on the bounce in the league. The hosts netted the winner on 19 minutes courtesy of Matty Cash's precise left-foot finish from the edge of the box after a corner, but the visitors were unhappy with the set-piece being awarded, feeling Lucas Digne had fouled Matheus Nunes in the build-up. City had the opportunity to level just two minutes later when Phil Foden found a pass through to the usually-reliable Erling Haaland, but the striker's low shot was smothered by Emiliano Martinez. Pep Guardiola's men were disjointed following Tuesday's trip to Villarreal in the Champions League - and could have fallen further behind in the second half. But John McGinn's thumping volley was blocked and City keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma made a double save to deny Jadon Sancho after he had wriggled his way through. At the other end, winger Savinho's volley was brilliantly hooked off the line by Pau Torres and Haaland had a late goal ruled out for offside which summed up his and City's disappointing day as they missed the chance to go second.

An emphatic midweek triumph at Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League ended a sequence of four successive defeats in all competitions for the Reds - but it proved to be a false dawn as the weaknesses that have plagued Arne Slot's side this season surfaced yet again. Michael Kayode's lethal long throw exposed Liverpool's shaky rearguard in the fifth minute, with Dango Ouatarra scoring from Kristoffer Ajer's flick-on. The hosts continued to trouble Liverpool and it was no surprise when they doubled their lead on the stroke of half-time, Kevin Schade running on to Mikkel Damsgaard's magnificent through-ball to sweep past Giorgi Mamardashvili. Milos Kerkez, who had another nightmare evening in defence, gave Liverpool hope in added time in the first half, but Brentford continued to dominate after the break. The Bees restored their two-goal advantage on the hour when they awarded a penalty following a video assistant referee (VAR) intervention, which adjudged Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk had fouled Outarra on the line of the penalty area. Igor Thiago completed the formalities from the spot, and even though Mohamed Salah's instinctive late finish set up a nervy finale, a fourth successive league loss was confirmed on another bitterly disappointing night for Slot. Liverpool are in sixth place - four points behind leaders Arsenal, who host Crystal Palace on Sunday - while Brentford are 10th after an impressive fourth win of the campaign.

The hosts led at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona through De Bruyne's first-half penalty, before McTominay and Frank Anguissa struck to secure Napoli's first win in three games - after a league defeat by Torino and the midweek 6-2 thrashing by PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League. But in a setback for Antonio Conte's side, Belgian midfielder De Bruyne - who has four goals in eight games since leaving Manchester City - limped off the pitch soon after scoring. It was Inter who made the better start as their captain Lautaro Martinez was denied from close range by Napoli goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic. But Napoli went ahead through De Bruyne's penalty in the 33rd minute after Henrikh Mkhitaryan fouled Giovanni di Lorenzo inside the box. It was the final involvement of the evening for both De Bruyne and Mkhitaryan as the former Manchester United midfielder was swiftly taken off by Inter manager Cristian Chivu. Inter went close to an equaliser in the closing stages as Denzel Dumfries brushed the woodwork with a towering header. But it was Napoli who doubled their lead nine minutes after the restart when Scotland international McTominay ran on to a long ball from Leonardo Spinazzola and hit a first-time effort past Yann Sommer from the edge of the box. Hakan Calhanoglu reduced the deficit for the visitors from a penalty after a handball from Alessandro Buongiorno, only for Anguissa to restore Napoli's two-goal advantage within seven minutes. Napoli's sixth win in eight games saw them dethrone AC Milan from the league's summit with a one-point lead. McTominay had scored in Napoli's 2-0 win over Cagliari in their final game of the 2024-25 season to guide the club to their fourth Serie A title at the expense of Inter, who finished one point behind. Roma, who face Sassuolo on Sunday, could match Napoli on 18 points with a win.

Hakimi opened the scoring with his first goal of the season when he latched on to the end of a lofted through ball from Vitinha. The full-back then doubled his and his side's tally just before half-time, firing home from a tight angle inside the box. Brest could have halved the deficit after the break when they were awarded a penalty for handball following a VAR review but Romain del Castillo blasted the spot-kick over the bar. Ballon d'Or winner Ousmane Dembele was brought off the bench to make his first appearance in the league since August after recovering from a hamstring injury. And he nearly marked his return with a goal but blazed over from the edge of the area. Doue smashed the post in stoppage but was not to be denied, firing home from inside the box with the last kick of the game. PSG return to Ligue 1 action on Wednesday when they travel to Lorient (18:00 GMT).

The winger struck a superb first senior goal in his side's midweek 4-0 win against Club Brugge in the Champions League, becoming the youngest player to score for Bayern in the competition, aged 17 years and 242 days. And Karl showed his quality again with another classy effort, picking out the top corner for his first Bundesliga goal and seal his side's 3-0 win at 10-man Monchengladbach to maintain their five-point advantage over second-placed RB Leipzig. It was a 13th successive win in all competitions for Bayern from the start of this season - equalling a record held by AC Milan (1992/93) from sides in Europe's top five leagues. Vincent Kompany's side had struggled to break down the hosts, who were reduced to 10 men following a 19th-minute red card to Jens Castrop. But Joshua Kimmich and substitute Raphael Guerreiro scored in the second half, before Karl netted with nine minutes left. But it was a first game without a goal or assist for England captain Harry Kane, who cut a frustrating figure with just 30 touches.