ROLL STARS
ainst Man ht. o has t the Etihad – only Thierry Henry at Highbury (114) and Wayne Rooney at Old Trafford (101) have scored more at a single venue in PL history. ■ Since his debut in August 2010, carried on showing great resilience, against a top, top, team.
“We wanted to test ourselves against the very best and we can take something from the performance.”
Aguero produced two world-class finishes, while David Silva provided a couple of assists with the kind of quality that has been his trademark during a decade in sky blue.
Silva was the provider for De Bruyne’s opener, smuggling himself behind Webster to collect Oleksandr Zinchenko’s pass and dragging the ball back for De Bruyne to shoot home.
City stalled briefly when Laporte departed only for Aguero to kickstart them again just before the break.
The Argentine marched on to De Bruyne’s low cross from the right after Manchester City’s David Silva has assisted 87 Premier League goals – 27 more than any other player.
■ Kevin De Bruyne’s goal for Man City after the Belgian had linked with ith Riyad Ri ad Mahrez. He then put Lewis Dunk and Dan Burn on their backsides with a shimmy before ramming a lethal shot high past Mat Ryan.
Brighton’s Bernardo and Leandro Trossard both failed to take chances to reduce the deficit either side of half-time.
And Aguero then gave another wonderful demonstration of the art of finishing in the 55th minute when he collected Silva’s short pass and sent a curling shot into the top corner from 20 yards.
It was the Argentine’s sixth goal of the season and he has now scored with his last seven shots on goal.
“Sergio started scoring goals in Argentina when he was six years old,” 68 seconds was the quickest scored in the Premier League this season and quickest since Naby Keita’s goal for Liverpool against Huddersfield Town in April (15 seconds). said s id Guardiola. G di l “A “And d he h will ill die di s scoring ig goals. I have been happy with him from day one.
“He is an incredible talent and his commitment to the team is fantastic.”
Aguero showed how much he has bought into Guardiola’s team ethic with a pass that invited Bernardo Silva to burst clear to complete the scoring with a low left-footed finish in the 79th minute.