City are five points behind Arsenal with a game in hand following their dramatic 3-3 draw.

Barry struck seconds after fellow substitute Jacob Murphy looked to have snatched a draw for the hosts.

Barry – who scored just once in his opening 18 league games – now has four in his last five.

Having scored just one in his first 18 Premier League matches, Barry now has four in his last five.

Villa could have cut the gap on leaders Arsenal with victory at fortress Villa Park but they were undone by Thierno Barry’s second-half strike.