Aston Villa U18s beat Manchester City 1-0 in the U18 Premier League National final at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon.
The Cityzens created the first opportunity of the game when goalkeeper Sam Proctor parried Reigan Heskey’s shot wide of the post on four minutes.
Villa also came close to scoring inside five minutes through midfielder Bradley Burrowes, whose effort at the back post could not hit the target.
Midfielder Finlay Gorman nearly grabbed the opener for City in the 20th minute, but his effort rattled the post.
Before halftime, forward Ryan McAidoo thought he had given the Cityzens the lead when he tapped the ball into the net from a well-delivered cross.