Take a bow Unai Emery and Aston Villa. They lost their spine, their quality, their experience, their leadership this summer... It would have sunk most clubs. But through smart recruitment (Jackson, Manzambi, Mbaye, Suzuki, Joao Gomes etc), excellent leadership from the likes of McGinn, Cash and Lindelof and smart management from Emery... They've gone again. 7 matches unbeaten, the first side to even take points off City in the Premier League, let alone beat them... up to 5th, 3 wins from 3 in the Champions League... It's a serious achievement!