Sergio Aguero continued his prolific strike rate at The Etihad Stadium as Manchester City warmed up for their important Champions League clash in Hoffenheim with a comfortable victory.
Aguero guaranteed City would take the points when he finished off a neat one-two with Raheem Sterling to score his 15th goal in City’s last 11 Premier League games at home. He has also scored as many league goals for City, 148, as Alan Shearer managed for Newcastle.
Earlier, Sterling had given Pep Guardiola’s team the lead as the champions returned to the top of the table, with the previous leaders Liverpool facing Chelsea on Saturday evening.