Aston Villa star Emi Buendia has called on his teammates to believe in themselves this weekend.

The Midlands club take on Manchester City on Sunday in the Premier League.

As they prepare to visit the Etihad Stadium, Buendia says they should showcase the quality that took them to a 1-1 draw with City at home earlier this season.

He said, per the Express and Star: “City are fighting for the title, they are one of the best teams in the world and play amazing football. But we have improved a lot and we have three victories in three away games.

“Now, it's another challenge for us. We have to go there trying to be competitive.

“We showed at the start of last month against Spurs, another big team, that we can get the three points. We have to be confident in ourselves."