Manchester City’s slim hopes of retaining its Barclays Premier League title was kept alive with lone goal win over relegation-threatened Aston Villa.
Carlos Tevez, who replaced knee injury victim, Sergio Aguero, broke the deadlock in first-half injury-time after a mistake by Villa defender, Ciaran Clark.
It was Tevez’s 11th goal of the season.
Clark was caught in possession by Dzeko when trying to be over-elaborate and appealed in vain for a foul as he threaded the ball through to Tevez, who kept calm and cut back inside the box before slotting past Guzan.
The 1-0 win again cut runaway leaders Manchester United’s advantage to a still formidable 12 points, with only 10 games remaining.
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