By Richard Arrowsmith CLICK HERE to read the full match report from the Etihad Stadium. He was arguably Manchester City's third choice striker at the beginning of the season, but Edin Dzeko's clinical finishing has taken the club to within a point of returning the Premier League title to the Etihad. The Bosnian international scored an opening brace during City's resounding 4-0 victory over Aston Villa in their penultimate game of the season - leaving them needing only a draw against West Ham to be crowned champions. Dzeko's two goals took his tally for the season to 26 in all competitions (16 league goals) - not a bad return for a player who has frequently been linked with a move and bristles at the term of 'super-sub'.
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Manchester City beat Aston Villa 4-0 to close in on the Premier League title
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Edin Dzeko had two shots on target... and scored with both of them
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Pablo Zabaleta was a constant threat and was involved in Dzeko's goals
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Yaya Toure was typically outstanding - scoring City's 100th league goal
Right on time: @placeholder patrolled his flank with absolute authority, spending more time in Villa's half