Where are they now? The last Aston Villa team to beat Man City in the Premier League - Wigan, PSV and talkSPORT

Aston Villa face the unenviable task of facing title chasing Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League on Wednesday night.

It's not been a happy hunting ground for Villa over the years. They've not won there in a league fixture in 16 years and 11 months or 6,185 days to be exact.

The Villains might have to do it without their star man Ollie Watkins. He is nursing a hamstring injury and is a major doubt. Villa do have some reasons for optimism however as on Sunday, Arsenal ended Man City's 57-game goal streak and their longest-ever winning record at the Etihad.

Casting your minds back to the last time Villa won a league match at Man City is when City didn't have the riches that they do now. Their team consisted of the likes of Michael Ball, Joey Barton and Darius Vassell. Villa won 2-0 at the end of April in 2007 with John Carew opening the scoring and then Shaun Maloney making sure of the victory.

The win saw Villa move in to sixth whilst Man City were in ninth. Can Villa find some inspiration from the past? Here we take a look at what became of the last team to win a league fixture at the Etihad.

Thomas Sorensen

Played for Villa from 2003 to 2008. Left to join Stoke City where he’d become their first-choice goalkeeper, spending seven seasons there. 

He wound down his career at Melbourne City before retiring in 2017. Sorensen remained in Australia and is a panelist for Optus Sport, which covers the Premier League.

Phil Bardsley

Became assistant manager at Macclesfield to Alex Bruce in October 2023.

Wilfred Bouma

Played for the Villa from 2005 to 2010 and made 90 appearances for the club. He had a spell out with injury for 18 months and joined PSV for a third spell having began his career there. He's now the assistant manager to PSV's reserve team.

Martin Laursen

Played for Villa from 2004 to 2009. Became a manager in 2011 with BK Sollerod-Vedbaek. He does some commentary for Danish broadcaster TV2.

Olof Mellberg

Played for Juventus, Olympiacos and Villarreal before retiring with Copenhagen. He now manages in the Swedish second tier with IF Brommapokjarna.

Craig Gardner

Technical director at Villa's second city rivals Birmingham City. Faced with decisions such as bringing in players, sorting contracts and choosing their managers.

Ashley Young

Still playing at the Premier League at the age of 38. He'll turn 39 in the summer, but he's showing no signs of stopping with Everton.

Gareth Barry

Retired in 2010 with West Midlands rivals West Brom. He has done some punditry stuff.

Stilian Petrov

Worked as a coach to Villa's youth team in 2015. Has the UEFA Pro Licence and also has a master's degree in Sports Management. Business director now for Player 4 Player which helps those after they retire.

Gabby Agbonlahor

These days he's a pundit for talkSPORT.

John Carew

Seen around a few times with Prince William at Villa games.

Shaun Maloney

Manager of Wigan Athletic who play in League One.

Luke Moore

Was at Villa from 2003 to 2008 and then he left for Swansea City in 2011. Played for Elazigspor in Turkey as well as Chivas and Toronto in the MLS. Did an interview with WalesOnline in the summer of 2019 saying that he wanted to stay out of the public spotlight. He works in property development as well as being an agent.