An Early goal by veteran striker Harry Kane ensured Spurs returned the favour for the 4-2 spanking they received at the Etihad a few weeks back.
Saturday defeat leaves City in second position with 39 points, one ahead United and five points behind Arsenal.
Bale made his professional debut with Southampton in 2006, joined Tottenham a year later, where he shot to stardom. He joined Real Madrid in 2013 in a world record £85.1 million transfer.
Spurs are now fifth on the EPL log with 30 points in 17 games, while Villa now had 21 points in 17 games.
The league, like other football leagues around the world, took a mid-season halt on November 13 to allow players prosecute the World Cup for their national sides.
“The Tunisian fans disrespected our national anthem, they booed us. That’s not respect.”
The 21-year-old midfielder beat the likes of Harry Kane and Declan Rice to the highly coveted award, to make it the first in his career.
It took City just 56 seconds to take the lead at Molineux Stadium as Jack Grealish fired in his first goal of the season.
Richarlison’s first goals for Tottenham Hotspur helped them mark their return to the Champions League with a 2-0 victory over 10-man Olympique de Marseille on Wednesday.
Antonio Conte says he needs at least two more transfer windows to transform Tottenham Hotspur into genuine English Premier League (EPL) title challengers
