Gareth Taylor has asked his players to make sure we round out a good opening to the 2024/25 campaign with victory over Aston Villa on Sunday.

We welcome the Villans to the Joie Stadium in a 12:15 (UK) kick-off on Sunday 20 October knowing that a win would take us into the international break top of the table.

City have collected 10 points from our first four matches of the new season, with just Arsenal preventing us from winning so far.

In contrast, Aston Villa have two points from their first four outings after two draws and two defeats.

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Now, Taylor wants to see his players round off the positive opening block of fixtures.

“It’s been a good start no doubt,” began Taylor in Friday’s press conference.

“We have set the seeds in the pre-season and we were able to execute a really strong start to the season. 

“We couldn’t have had a more difficult start but the way the girls handled it has been spot on. Starting to get into rhythm.

“It’s exciting to have the games we have had and taking on a competition we have not been in for a couple of years.

“We’re pleased to be at Joie Stadium in front of our fans after a briliant experience here last time.

“Looking to finish off with strong performance, strong result and then we can review and say it’s an excellent start.”

Watch the press conference in full above...

City v Aston Villa app coverage

As ever, the Official Man City App will have all bases of the clash covered on Sunday.

Minute-by-minute text updates will begin in our Matchday Centre 90 minutes before kick-off.

Make sure you have push notification turned on as well, so you can be alerted to key moments in the action including goals, red cards and team news.

After the match, a detailed report and reaction from Gareth Taylor and a member of his squad will be available.

Highlights and a CITY+ full-match replay will be available at midday on Monday.