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BIRMINGHAM, England - Yaya Toure and Sergio Aguero produced late moments of brilliance to earn Manchester City a 2-0 win over Aston Villa on Saturday, keeping the champions in touch with English Premier League leader Chelsea.Toure dribbled to the edge of the penalty area in the 82nd minute and curled a left-footed shot past American goalkeeper Brad Guzan, who produced a string of second-half saves to keep Villa in the game.Aguero, one of two City players to hit the post when the score was 0-0, rifled in a fierce shot from 20 yards in the 88th to ensure there was no way back for Villa, and guarantee the visitors a fourth win in seven matches in the defence of their title.City provisionally moved to within two points of Chelsea, whose game in hand is against Arsenal on Sunday. City and Chelsea are widely tipped to challenge for the title this season.Toures first league goal will silence those who have criticized his contribution to Citys cause this season after his stunning 2013-14 campaign, when he scored 24 times in all competitions.Im not a machine, Toure said, Im a man. The most important thing for me is to try my best. I need to work harder and continue going.It looked look City would drop points for a fourth time, as it could find no way past the goal frame or Guzan until Toures goal.Aleksandar Kolarov struck a deflected shot against the post in the first half, Edin Dzeko wasted two good chances, and City failed to turn relentless pressure in the second half into goals.That was until Toure breezed through two midfielders and shot calmly past Guzan, with Villas defence paying for dropping deeper and deeper.Aguero scored his fifth goal of the campaign when he collected a pass on the edge of the area, and drove a low effort just inside the post.When we have just eight minutes to go, you are a little worried, but I trusted that one of those chances would be scored because we have important players to do that, Pellegrini said.I have told the players that in May you are going to win or lose the Premier League by just a point or so, so every one you drop on the way makes it more difficult. It is very difficult to recover the points against a team like Chelsea, and the only way to do it is to win every game.Villa, whose strong start to the season has faded thanks to successive defeats to Arsenal, Chelsea and City, will be buoyed by the return of Christian Benteke after six months out with a ruptured Achilles tendon.The Belgium striker appeared as a second-half substitute.It was a big effort from us, Villa manager Paul Lambert said. We defended strongly but they have quality all over the pitch, and we were dead all over the pitch by the end. Wholesale NFL Jerseys China . HEROES P.K. Subban – Scored the overtime winner and assisted on Montreal’s earlier goal, both on the power play, in a 2-1 win over Nashville. Nike NFL Jerseys Cheap . Jamies number grades given are out of five, with five being the best mark. 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The club still hadnt talked to Latos on Thursday morning. Manager Bryan Price said no decision had been made on whether another rehab start is needed to get Latos ready to throw 100 pitches in the majors. "Its under consideration what we want to do, whether we want to activate him or give him one more start to get stretched out," Price said. Latos went 14-7 last season with a 3.16 ERA in 32 starts. He had surgery after the season to have a bone chip removed from his elbow. He tore cartilage in his left knee while working out and had surgery the day that spring training opened. He was beyond the knee problems when he developed soreness in his pitching foorearm and had to rest again.dddddddddddd Price said the latest setback doesnt seem to be serious. "He may have wanted to stay in (the game), but it was apparent that its something he shouldnt be pitching with," Price said. "Hes getting closer and closer to rejoining the club. It was disappointing that he didnt get up to the innings and the pitch limit that wed set. "So hell be in later today and well reassess the severity of it. It doesnt sound like its really an issue." Right-hander Alfredo Simon has gone 7-3 in Latos spot. Simon could move back into the bullpen when Latos returns, or the Reds could decide to move left-hander Tony Cingrani into a relief role. First baseman Joey Votto took ground balls and batting practice again before the final game of a series against San Francisco on Thursday. Votto has been on the disabled list since May 21 with a strained muscle above his left knee. When Votto has full strength back in the muscle, hell begin a rehab assignment in the minors. ___ Follow Joe Kay on Twitter: http://twitter.com/apjoekay ' ' '