As Raheem Sterling made his debut
following a £49million move to Manchester City, the Sky Blues romped home to a
3-0 win against West Brom at the Hawthorns. Yaya Toure inspired the City side
throughout, grabbing the second goal of the game, sandwiched between talisman
David Silva’s opener and Captain Vincent Kompany’s second half header. Manuel Pellegrini’s
men impressed throughout the game and looked at ease as they tore apart the
Baggies. After a particularly effective first half, man of the match Toure may
have worried some City fans as he left the field of play with a groin injury in
the second half. Star striker Sergio Aguero made an appearance from the bench
late on but had little impact following his return from the Copa America.
City made one change to their starting XI as Sergio Aguero returned against Chelsea on Sunday. He was very effective as the Sky Blues made a blistering start to the match with a chance within 20 seconds. Asmir Begovic kept City, and more specifically Aguero, out for 31 minutes, but with little protection in front of him, Aguero broke the deadlock as he tinkered his way through Chelsea’s defence and buried his shot into the bottom corner. Fernandinho may have been lucky to stay on the pitch after a collision in the air with Diego Costa, however nonetheless City went on to score two more through Kompany and Fernandinho himself to secure a second consecutive 3-0 victory. A well contested game ended with probably the right result as Chelsea’s defence was less than convincing in the match.
Manchester City were written off
by a few over the Summer, perhaps unfairly, as the attention was drawn to the
competition between Chelsea and Arsenal, however they have proved their worth
in the title race, clearly shown against current holders Chelsea. If they can
continue with performances like this, they’ll be difficult to stop.
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