The Premier League rolled into their second weekend of fixtures this season and there was plenty of talent on show.
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Everton have their first Premier League win of the Ronald Koeman era after a come-from-behind win at The Hawthorns.
Bojan Krkic also scored a penalty for Stoke, but Nolito made the game safe for City with tap-ins in the final minutes after coming on as a substitute.
“We created a lot of nearly chances, we missed the last pass”.
“How can I be happy with this?”
Stoke rarely threatened from thereon in and instead it was City who scored two more times. Burnley deserved to win with a very passionate performance. “It was a nice week for us”.
At Stoke’s Bet365 Stadium, City striker Sergio Aguero netted twice in the first half to take his goal tally to six in three games and send Guardiola’s side to the top of the table with their second successive win.
Aguero scored a contentious penalty after Ryan Shawcross was adjudged to have tugged the shirt of a Nicolas Otamendi by referee Mike Dean in the 27th minute.
Stoke skipper Shawcross won a spot-kick for his own side after being blocked at a corner by Raheem Sterling.
City manager Pep Guardiola has told Hart he is no longer needed at the Etihad Stadium after an illustrious career with the Sky Blues, per King.
City boss Pep Guardiola confirmed that a deal was close at a news conference on Tuesday when he said: “I can not deny what everyone knows”.
“We feel in decent form and positive to get a good result. There is time to get better”. “When I arrived in England there were no fans but the coach came to pick me up himself”.
Manchester City brushed aside Stoke City 4-1 in the Premier League on Saturday.
City, 2-0 up at halftime, enjoyed the majority of possession during the second half after the hosts had pulled a goal back but they struggled to kill off the game before Nolito’s late double.
The home team was rocked by an injury to debutant Nampalys Mendy in the 53rd minute.
Although there was no mistaking that Dean had made the right call, Stoke’s Twitter account pondered if the referee would give a penalty if a similar incident took place in the other area. I am learning from him as well, it’s not any pressure for me to play.
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The visitors made sure of the points in the 86th minute when Iheanacho, having passed up the chance to score himself after taking the ball too wide of Given, delivered a low cross into Nolito and the Spanish global fired home for his first Premier League goal since arriving from Celta Vigo. Nolito scores – Iheanacho rounds the “keeper after driving into the box and swapping passes with Silva”. – Willy Caballero has kept just five clean sheets in 24 games for Manchester City (all comps).
