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Manchester City vs. Sunderland: Score, Reaction from 2016 Premier League Match
- Updated: August 13, 2016
Pep Guardiola’s reign as Manchester City manager got off to an edgy start after his side defeated Sunderland 2-1 on Saturday to start their 2016-17 Premier League campaign with a victory.
A late own goal from Paddy McNair bailed City out of trouble after Jermain Defoe scored in the 71st minute to cancel out Sergio Aguero’s fourth-minute opener from the penalty spot.
Guardiola made a host of changes to the Citizens’ XI for his first league match in charge, with Willy Caballero taking Joe Hart’s place in goal and Aleksandar Kolarov standing in at centre-back alongside new arrival John Stones.
Despite the loss, Sunderland manager David Moyes could afford to take his share of positives from the result, as noted by the Mirror’s Kevin Maguire:
Cruel to lose 2-1 at Man City with an own goal but Moyes can be pleased with that fighting Sunderland performance
— Kevin Maguire (@Kevin_Maguire) August 13, 2016
Moyes saw his new club last just four minutes of the new Premier League season before conceding a goal, and it was Patrick van Aanholt’s foul in the box that gave City their breakthrough.
Raheem Sterling’s step inside bamboozled the Black Cats left-back on the right side of the area, and after a strong end to last season, Aguero stepped up to reignite his sensational league form, per OptaJoe:
18 – Sergio Aguero is the top scoring player in the @premierleague in 2016 (18 goals in 19 games); four more than Harry Kane (14). Lethal.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) August 13, 2016
It wasn’t long before the opener that Sunderland youngster Lynden Gooch had tested City stopper Cabellero with a free-kick from just outside the area.
Much of Saturday’s attention was always bound to surround how tactical mastermind Guardiola shaped his City side, and the Mirror’s Alex Richards gave some insight as to how they were operating:
Shape-wise, Pep’s City are similar to his Bayern. Fullbacks tucking in, wingers high and wide, two men hitting the box behind Aguero.
— Alex Richards (@AA_Richards) August 13, 2016
Sunderland had to wait until the 40th minute for their first …
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