Nunes Wins it At The Death for Never Say Die City

Just when it looked like the points were slipping away… up steps Matheus Nunes with a 94th-minute winner to send the Etihad absolutely WILD! His first Premier League goal in City colours — and what a way to do it. That’s what this club is all about: heart, hunger, and that never-say-die attitude.

City 2-1 Aston Villa. A massive three points. A statement to the rest of the league: we’re not going anywhere.

Let’s rewind a bit. Villa came at us like a freight train — Rashford hit the post inside the first 20 seconds, turning Dias inside out. But we’re made of stronger stuff. On 7 minutes, we responded in pure City style. Omar Marmoush (immense all night) danced through the defence and cut it back to Bernardo, who buried it with venom. 1-0. Game on.

Then came the controversy. VAR handed Villa a penalty after Dias was judged to have clipped Jacob Ramsey — a decision that had City players furious and saw Pep booked for making his feelings very clear. Rashford converted, and suddenly it was level again.

From there, we took control. It was wave after wave of attack. Total domination. But Villa defended like their lives depended on it. It started to feel like one of those nights — all that effort, all that pressure, and no breakthrough.

Until Jeremy Doku — electric off the bench — ripped down the left in stoppage time, burned past his man, and sent in a ball that begged to be finished. And there he was. Matheus Nunes, arriving at the back post, tight angle — didn’t matter. He slammed it in and sent the Etihad into a frenzy.

94 minutes. Last gasp. Pure passion. That goal could define our season.

We’re now third. Four games to go. The fight for Champions League places is on, and make no mistake, City are in the driving seat.

Matheus Nunes — remember the name. He’s just written himself into the story of this season.