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Aston Villa secured an impressive yet crucial victory at home to Man City on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Unai Emery<\/a>\u2018s side had a very slow start to the campaign, but their fortunes have changed significantly over the last few weeks. <\/p>\n After Aston Villa\u2019s 1-0 victory against Man City<\/a>, the Villans have now won six of their last seven in all competitions and have gone unbeaten in their last six Premier League games.<\/p>\n Several players emerged from the clash with praise, but Alan Shearer<\/a> was particularly impressed with one player, and the stats show exactly why.<\/p>\n After such an impressive win against a side often referred to as the best in the world, praise is always going to come the way of those who were influential in Aston Villa<\/a>\u2018s triumph.<\/p>\n Via the Premier League<\/a> site, Shearer has named both Matty Cash and Amadou Onana in his Team of the Week, and it will come as no surprise.<\/p>\n Cash scored a remarkable goal for Aston Vill<\/a>a to secure all three points, while Onana was dominant in the middle of the park against some elite opposition.<\/p>\n Cash certainly deserves attention for his display, but Onana was on another level.<\/p>\n Just how good was Amadou Onana vs ManCity?<\/p>\n In short, incredible.<\/p>\n Whether it was his on-the-ball work or his desire off of it, Onana was simply at the heart of everything Aston Villa achieved<\/a> against Pep Guardiola\u2019s side, and his stats were stunning.<\/p>\n Via FotMob<\/a>, the Belgian completed a remarkable 98 per cent of his 43 attempted passes, which equates to just one misplaced pass.<\/p>\n 42 completed passes11 defensive contributionsFour passes into the final thirdSix duels wonFour blocks madeThree tackles won<\/p>\n All four of his attempted long balls reached their desired target, with 58 touches in total throughout the clash.<\/p>\n Defensively, Onana<\/a> won six of his seven ground duels and completed four blocks and three tackles in the process.<\/p>\n If he can keep up this level of performance, Villa will keep moving forward without a shadow of a doubt.<\/p>\n Enjoyed this article? Stay connected with all the latest Aston Villa news, updates, and behind-the-scenes content by following us on our new Instagram account \u2013 @villanews247<\/a><\/p>\n ![\"Aston](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/unai-emery-3-1024x675.jpg\")
Credit: ImagoTwo Aston Villa stars named in Premier League Team of the Week<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-2-1024x576.png\")
Shearer on Cash: \u201cScored a goal that any forward would be proud of! Showed excellent composure to shift the ball onto his left foot before rifling it into the bottom corner.\u201dShearer on Onana: \u201cAbsolutely bossed the midfield, constantly shutting down\u00a0Man City\u2019s attacks and helping his side to play their way out of trouble in an impressive victory at Villa Park.\u201d<\/p>\n