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Guardiola secures 10th Man City win

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Sergio Aguero

Premier League leaders Manchester City maintained their perfect start under Pep Guardiola with victory at Swansea.

Sergio Aguero fired City in front before Fernando Llorente claimed his first Swans goal with an emphatic half-volley four minutes later.

Aguero scored his second goal with a penalty after Mike van der Hoorn elbowed Kevin De Bruyne, who later limped off with a hamstring injury.

Raheem Sterling added a classy third after a quick counter-attack.

Guardiola’s men had looked a little below par with the score 1-1 at half-time, but an authoritative display after the break underlined City’s Premier League title credentials.

The Spaniard becomes only the second manager to win his first six Premier League matches, joining Carlo Ancelotti, who did so as he led Chelsea to the title in the 2009-10 campaign.

Swansea’s defeat, meanwhile, leaves them hovering above the relegation zone by goal difference alone – albeit after an improved performance which may have eased the pressure on their beleaguered head coach Francesco Guidolin.

City avoid a first hiccup

City had already beaten Swansea in the EFL Cup on Wednesday to make it nine wins from their first nine games under Guardiola, but this was a far more important fixture for both sides.

While the midweek cup match was a battle between two shadow sides, the in-form likes of De Bruyne and Sterling were restored for this game – and, most significantly, so too was Aguero.

Having served a three-match ban for elbowing West Ham’s Winston Reid, the Argentine forward struck after just nine minutes, swivelling inside the Swansea penalty area and finishing powerfully through the legs of Lukasz Fabianski.

City poured forward with typical pace and fluidity but they struggled to create many clear chances, one of which was uncharacteristically dragged wide by the recently irrepressible De Bruyne.

However, Guardiola’s side addressed those issues with a ruthless second-half performance.

After Aguero cheekily wrong-footed Fabianski from the spot, Sterling finished a sweeping City breakaway with a flourish, flummoxing Kyle Naughton with a stepover before rolling the ball beyond Fabianski.

More to come.

Line-ups

Swansea

  • 1Fabianski
  • 22Rangel
  • 5van der HoornBooked at 64mins
  • 2AmatBooked at 58mins
  • 26Naughton
  • 7BrittonSubstituted forGonzález Tomásat 79′minutes
  • 24CorkSubstituted forKi Sung-yuengat 73′minutes
  • 23Sigurdsson
  • 8Fer
  • 15RoutledgeSubstituted forBarrowat 73′minutes
  • 9Llorente

Substitutes

  • 3Taylor
  • 4Ki Sung-yueng
  • 6Mawson
  • 10González Tomás
  • 13Nordfeldt
  • 17Barrow
  • 20Montero

Man City

  • 1Bravo
  • 3SagnaBooked at 31minsSubstituted forZabaletaat 78′minutes
  • 30Otamendi
  • 24Stones
  • 11KolarovBooked at 87mins
  • 25FernandinhoBooked at 37mins
  • 7SterlingBooked at 77mins
  • 8GündoganSubstituted forFernandoat 68′minutes
  • 21Silva
  • 17De BruyneSubstituted forJesús Navasat 81′minutes
  • 10Agüero

Substitutes

  • 5Zabaleta
  • 6Fernando
  • 13Caballero
  • 15Jesús Navas
  • 19Sané
  • 22Clichy
  • 72Iheanacho
Referee:
Neil Swarbrick
Attendance:
20,786

Match Stats

Home TeamSwanseaAway TeamMan City
Possession
Home41%
Away59%
Shots
Home13
Away18
Shots on Target
Home5
Away4
Corners
Home2
Away7
Fouls
Home15
Away9

Live Text

Match ends, Swansea City 1, Manchester City 3.

Full Time

Second Half ends, Swansea City 1, Manchester City 3.

Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Kyle Naughton (Swansea City).

Foul by Fernando (Manchester City).

Fernando Llorente (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Attempt missed. Jesús Navas (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sergio Agüero.

Attempt missed. Modou Barrow (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ki Sung-yueng.

John Stones (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Fernando Llorente (Swansea City).

Booking

Aleksandar Kolarov (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Foul by Aleksandar Kolarov (Manchester City).

Borja Bastón (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Attempt missed. David Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.

David Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Leroy Fer (Swansea City).

Attempt missed. Borja Bastón (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Kyle Naughton with a cross.

Substitution

Substitution, Manchester City. Jesús Navas replaces Kevin De Bruyne because of an injury.

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Delay in match Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) because of an injury.

Substitution

Substitution, Swansea City. Borja Bastón replaces Leon Britton.

Foul by Aleksandar Kolarov (Manchester City).

Modou Barrow (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Substitution

Substitution, Manchester City. Pablo Zabaleta replaces Bacary Sagna.

Booking

Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.

Goal!

Goal! Swansea City 1, Manchester City 3. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne following a fast break.

Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Kevin De Bruyne.

Attempt missed. Fernandinho (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Silva with a cross following a corner.

Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Lukasz Fabianski.

Attempt saved. David Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Sergio Agüero.

Substitution

Substitution, Swansea City. Ki Sung-yueng replaces Jack Cork.

Substitution

Substitution, Swansea City. Modou Barrow replaces Wayne Routledge.

Attempt missed. Fernandinho (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Aleksandar Kolarov.

Substitution

Substitution, Manchester City. Fernando replaces Ilkay Gündogan.

Attempt saved. Leroy Fer (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wayne Routledge with a cross.

Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Bacary Sagna.

Goal!

Goal! Swansea City 1, Manchester City 2. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.

Booking

Mike van der Hoorn (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Penalty Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne draws a foul in the penalty area.

Penalty conceded by Mike van der Hoorn (Swansea City) after a foul in the penalty area.

goal

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