Two-goal Sergio Aguero made a dramatic debut as Manchester City crushed promoted Swansea to make a winning start to their Barclays Premier League campaign tonight.
The £38million club record signing came off the bench moments after Edin Dzeko had broken the deadlock at the Etihad Stadium to score twice and set up another for David Silva.
Dzeko's goal had not arrived until the 57th minute but Roberto Mancini's men thoroughly deserved their victory with Silva and Gareth Barry hitting the bar among a host of other chances.
Man City manager Roberto Mancini stated after that Aguero will not be at his best for another "two to three weeks".
"I think he needs to recover as he only finished the Copa America three weeks ago," he told Sky Sports 1.
"He needs another two to three weeks to be 100%, maybe. For me he's a fantastic striker, young, and he's going to be a fantastic player for us."
Aside from Aguero, Mancini was happy to kick the season off with a win - the only home victory anywhere in the Premier League so far,
"I am delighted with this performance," he added.
"In the first half Swansea played very well. We had some problems, then we pressed them and had some chances and in the end I am very happy."
