Manchester City could reflect on a satisfying way to bounce back from their first defeat of the season at Anfield last weekend. At 2-1, they did briefly have a wobble against a Newcastle United side that probably shocked themselves to be still in the game. Yet normal service quickly resumed when Leroy Sané’s quick feet and slaloming run set up Sergio Agüero for the goal that soothed the crowd’s nerves and made sure the Premier League leaders kept their 12-point lead at the top.That was Agüero’s hat-trick goal after opening the scoring in the first half as well as safely converting a penalty after one of Raheem Sterling’s slightly dubious falls. Agüero now has 22 goals for the season and, astonishingly, this was the 11th hat-trick of his City career. That is some collection of souvenir match-balls and a timely reminder, perhaps, of his own firepower on the back of City’s now aborted attempts to bring in Alexis Sánchez from Arsenal. Continue readingreadfullarticle
