Manchester City started their bid for Premier League glory in style earlier this week with a 4-0 win over newly promoted Swansea City. The win was made all the more impressive for the seamless manner in which a couple of new faces embedded into the team, with Gael Clichy playing with real confidence at left-back and Sergio Aguero turning himself into an instant fans' favourite with two debut goals.
Aguero was signed by City boss Roberto Mancini during the early stages of the summer transfer window for a cool 38 million pounds, with City officials keen to strengthen the club's attacking ranks. Despite excelling for his former club Atletico Madrid and looking every part the sort of natural finisher up front that has made the likes of fellow Argentine Carlos Tevez a success at Manchester City, some football critics had remained doubtful over the ability of the player to hit the ground running at a new club in England.
Such doubts were, though, quite clearly premature and unnecessary, as Aguero proved to be the shining star in City's first game of the new Premier League season with a display of pure attacking class. Only moments after being introduced as a substitute after 60 minutes, Aguero scored with a neat finish from close range before setting up David Silva for City's third goal. Aguero topped a fine performance off with a fantastic goal from range that left Swansea's goalkeeper, who otherwise had a fine game, without a hope of making a save.
City manager Roberto Mancini has since labeled the new arrival at Eastlands as a "photocopy" of Romario, the Brazilian legend in front of goal, a man who (almost unbelievably) scored almost 1,000 goals during a trophy-laden career. It therefore seems quite clear, even for City's numerous critics, that this could be the man to make the difference this season for a side desperate to win the domestic title.
As for the player himself, Aguero is clearly ecstatic at having made such an instant impression in a new country and at a new club. The player revealed after the final whistle that: "The start was really good and I want to keep like this. It was nice. I had a chance to play a little bit and I enjoyed it. I helped the team and I want to keep doing the same in the future".
Aguero was signed by City boss Roberto Mancini during the early stages of the summer transfer window for a cool 38 million pounds, with City officials keen to strengthen the club's attacking ranks. Despite excelling for his former club Atletico Madrid and looking every part the sort of natural finisher up front that has made the likes of fellow Argentine Carlos Tevez a success at Manchester City, some football critics had remained doubtful over the ability of the player to hit the ground running at a new club in England.
Such doubts were, though, quite clearly premature and unnecessary, as Aguero proved to be the shining star in City's first game of the new Premier League season with a display of pure attacking class. Only moments after being introduced as a substitute after 60 minutes, Aguero scored with a neat finish from close range before setting up David Silva for City's third goal. Aguero topped a fine performance off with a fantastic goal from range that left Swansea's goalkeeper, who otherwise had a fine game, without a hope of making a save.
City manager Roberto Mancini has since labeled the new arrival at Eastlands as a "photocopy" of Romario, the Brazilian legend in front of goal, a man who (almost unbelievably) scored almost 1,000 goals during a trophy-laden career. It therefore seems quite clear, even for City's numerous critics, that this could be the man to make the difference this season for a side desperate to win the domestic title.
As for the player himself, Aguero is clearly ecstatic at having made such an instant impression in a new country and at a new club. The player revealed after the final whistle that: "The start was really good and I want to keep like this. It was nice. I had a chance to play a little bit and I enjoyed it. I helped the team and I want to keep doing the same in the future".
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