Manchester City came form behind to beat Watford 2-1 at Vicarage Road on the weekend.
Quique Sanchez Flores' Hornets took the lead 10 minutes into the second half but were unable to hold out Manuel Pellegrini's star-studded City side as they strived to bounce back from last weekend's loss to Tottenham.
City left-back Aleksandar Kolarov attempted to clear Ben Watson's 55th-minute corner with a glancing front-post header only to put it past Joe Hart to give Watford the lead.
However, in the 82nd minute, Kolarov atoned for his error by supplying a perfect corner for Yaya Toure to superbly volley home with his left foot.
Moments later and City had snatched the lead when Sergio Aguero produced a perfectly weighted header from Bacary Sagna's right-wing cross to deliver his first goal in the league since November 21.
The victory saw City stay third on the table where they remain three points in arrears of leaders Arsenal as Watford dropped to ninth with a second straight defeat.
MATCH OVERVIEW
Watford: 1 (Aleksandar Kolarov (OG) 55')
Manchester City: 2 (Yaya Toure 82', Sergio Aguero 84')
Vicarage Road, Watford - 20,676
TALKING POINTS
- A second straight 2-1 loss to Watford but they have been at the hands of top sides Spurs and City. No too much to worry about for Flores but they will need to return to winning ways soon if they want to challenge for Europe.
- City showed fight to keep their title hopes alive. If they can keep up with Arsenal, is their squad deep enough to win another title?
WHAT'S NEXT?
Watford host Newcastle United in the FA Cup 3rd round on Saturday prior to next Wednesday's league trip to Southampton.
Man City are up against Everton in the Capital One Cup semi-final first leg on Wednesday, head to Norwich City in the FA Cup on the weekend and then host Everton in the league next Wednesday.
TWITTER INSIGHT
WATSON: "For 80 minutes we were outstanding" - #watfordfc midfielder's Man City reaction: https://t.co/nc7KPYfFwwpic.twitter.com/VZEilNZICK
— Watford FC (@WatfordFC) January 3, 2016I always say the goals that matter are the ones that clinch a win. More so if they break our bad form away. C'mon, City! The fight is on!
— Sergio Kun Aguero (@aguerosergiokun) January 2, 2016
QUOTES CORNER
Watford boss Flores on the manner of the defeat:
"It's difficult to dominate Manchester City like this. Against big teams it's difficult to control the attack, the ball, to control the tempo, but we did it.
"I'm very happy. It's impossible to explain how we lose this match. I try to take the good and positives we have for this team."
Man City's Pellegrini on his side's fightback:
"I always said this team has a lot of character. We never give up, in every important game we always keep the face.
"We won the Champions League group in the same way. We were very unlucky to be losing this game, because the corner was not a corner, and after that it was an own goal, but we keep our minds cool."
STATS SPECIALS
*Thanks to Opta
24 - Sergio Aguero has now scored against 24 of the 28 different Premier League teams that he has faced in the competition. Class.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) January 2, 2016