Aston Villa v Manchester City ratings: Ramsey 9, Bailey 8; Haaland 8, Rodri 5

Champions held to 1-1 draw at Villa Park after Haaland scores 10th goal in six games

ASTON VILLA PLAYER RATINGS: Emiliano Martinez 8 – Had little chance with Haaland’s opening goal, but the Argentine made sure the striker did not get a second, stopping a low effort with his feet and parrying clear another strike within the space of five minutes. AFP

Matty Cash 5 – Went down with a hamstring problem before the half hour mark following a race with Foden and was replaced shortly after by Young. Getty

Ezri Konsa 7 – A solid display from the centre-back saw him often positioned well to clear the danger. Reuters

Tyrone Mings 8 – Stood up well in a physical battle against Haaland, and he kept the striker quiet for the first half. AFP

Lucas Digne 6 – Helped keep defensive shape as City dominated possession. Carded after 71 minutes after a foul on Silva. AFP

Douglas Luiz 7 – Worked hard and tracked back to make some important interventions, highlighting why Villa rejected a move to Arsenal on transfer deadline day. Getty

John McGinn 6 – The captain was unable to venture forward and was stuck defending the edge of the box until he was replaced by Coutinho after 65 minutes. Reuters

Jacob Ramsey 9 – A lively performance from the 21-year-old, who won possession back for his team repeatedly. Could have got on the scoresheet. Made another interception and cut the ball back to Bailey for the equaliser. Reuters

Boubacar Kamara 7 – A solid display from the Frenchman, who stopped several City attacks from the midfield. AP

Ollie Watkins 7 – Showed good hold-up play and set Ramsey up for a chance near the hour mark following a neat one-two. PA

Leon Bailey 8 – Linked up well with Ramsey and made up for an earlier miss with an emphatic first-time finish to equalise for the home side. Getty

SUBS: Ashley Young (Cash 27’) 8 – An impressive display as the defender looked assured against a subdued Foden. Dispossessed De Bruyne shortly after replacing an injured Cash after 27 minutes. PA

Philippe Coutinho (McGinn 65’) 7 – Found the top corner after 79 minutes but an early offside call meant the goal was disallowed unfairly. Reuters

Emiliano Buendia (Bailey, 90) N/A – No time to impact the game. Reuters

MANCHESTER CITY PLAYER RATINGS: Ederson 6 – Had no time to react to Bailey’s equaliser but the Brazilian made a crucial save at the hour mark after being forced into action. PA

Kyle Walker 5 – Should have had an assist after just four minutes but the Englishman blasted a wild shot over the bar instead of rolling the ball to Haaland. The defender limped off after 80 minutes. Reuters

Ruben Dias 6 – Commanded his defence and it was not a bad performance alongside his centre-back partner. Getty

John Stones 7 – Made some key interventions, including a sliding challenge to deny Watkins in the first half. AP

Joao Cancelo 6 – Had some good moments in defence but wasteful in attack with loose and unnecessary passing. AFP

Ilkay Gundogan 7 – A confident performance, moving the ball well from the midfield. A superb pass slipped Walker into the box in the opening minutes, but the full-back fired his effort over the bar. Getty

Rodri 5 – Beaten to the second ball by Ramsey on multiple occasions, including in the build-up to the equaliser, allowing the cross for Bailey’s goal. Found himself with plenty of room after 87 minutes, but the Spaniard could only drag his shot wide. Reuters

Kevin De Bruyne 8 – The Belgian orchestrated the entire game and an inch-perfect cross assisted Haaland for the opening goal. Almost gave City a second with a free kick but Martinez could only watch as it ricocheted off the top of his bar. Reuters

Bernardo Silva 7 – Showed his quality in possession once again with excellent link up play with De Bruyne. He was substituted following 73 minutes after being on the receiving end of two bruising tackles. AP

Phil Foden 6 – A frustrating evening as the England international struggled to make an impact. Getty

Erling Haaland 8 – The clinical striker was in all the right positions again, scoring from a couple of yards out after being picked out by De Bruyne on the far post. It’s the Norwegian’s 10th goal in just six Premier League appearances. AFP

SUBS: Riyad Mahrez (Silva 73’) 5 – Had a great chance to score the winning goal in the final minutes, but the Algerian fired wide. AP

Nathan Ake (Walker, 80) N/R – Solid in defence and good ball distribution. AP

Premier League champions Manchester City were held to a 1-1 draw at Aston Villa on Saturday after Erling Haaland grabbed his 10th goal in six games.

Jamaican Leon Bailey fired in a fine equaliser for Villa in the 74th minute after excellent work from Jacob Ramsey who provided a crisp, low cross which the winger curled into the top corner with a first-time left-foot finish.

Haaland had put Pep Guardiola's side in front, five minutes into the second half, after connecting with an excellent deep cross from the right flank by Kevin De Bruyne.

De Bruyne then hit the bar with a dipping free-kick but Villa defended well against a wave of City attacks before Bailey struck.

Gerrard, who has admitted to feeling under pressure due to Villa's poor start to the season, threw on Philippe Coutinho and the Brazilian had the ball in the net only to see the flag raised for offside.

No VAR review was possible for that effort, but replays suggested Coutinho may have been in an onside position.

The result leaves City in second place on 14 points, one behind leaders Arsenal who face Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Abbie Ingham provides the player ratings from Villa Park in the photo gallery above. To move on to the next photo, click on the arrows or if using a mobile device, simply swipe.