We've been accused of being "City lite" a great deal but we've diverged further from their style. We're more strictly organised, more risk averse and produce chances and goals differently.
Us playing with Rice, Havertz and Jesus while they prosper with Rodri and Haaland takes us even further away.
The main similarities left are the abstract positional obsession, and the tendency of territorial domination in the "V" / horseshoe zone.
Villa might flog us properly if we have a bad day, but I'd be very surprised if it were very similar to what occurred with City.
