FULL TIME – The Villa kids put on a brave show against an older side with many fewer injuries. Parrish was outstanding and bodes well for the future

76 – City score with a bullet shot

66 – Taylor replaces Burke

55 – Game ebbing and flowing now, villa creating some opportunities

20:04 – Second half starts

45 – HALF TIME 1-1, game started off evenly but before the city goal and afterwards all Man City pressure

29 – After sustained pressure from Man City, they score from a through ball

16 – Lichaj scores but goal is ruled for offside but like our luck Lichaj is injured and replaced by Courtney Cameron. Looks serious for Eric as he had to be stretchered off.

10 – solid start and KM is at the ground which despite the issues in the main job shows he cares about the kids as this is very young side with Lichaj as a central midfielder

19:00 – KICK OFF and the first game for temporary Villa reserve manager the legend that is Sid

Villa’s text service here

Villa’s team is

VILLA: Parish; Berry, Clark, Baker, Lowry; Lichaj, Carruthers, Hogg, Johnson; Burke, Collins Jr. Subs: Cameron, Siegrist, Devine, Taylor, Williams.

Well I try and follow the reserves and Lichaj at Right Midfield ??

Johnson is Daniel Johnson a player we got from Crystal Palace and Burke is Graham Burke a young Irish lad we picked up at the end of last summer.

I refuse to call man city the ‘Elite squad’ what a poncey name for a team with no first team squad player !!

New era for Villa reserves dawns with the majority moved up a level or gone.