Pep Guardiola went for a complete overhaul of his squad during the summer transfer window and his new look side took on Premier League new boys Brighton and Hove Albion in their first match of the new season.
City won the match 2-0 thanks to goals from Sergio Aguero and an own goal from Lewis Dunk.
We take a look at 5 interesting facts from the game:
1. Three in a row for ‘Kun’:
Sergio Aguero found the back of the net on the opening day for City and with that, the Argentine has managed to score on the opening day of the past three Premier League seasons. In fact, in the past five seasons, Aguero has managed to score on the opening day of 4, missing out only during the 15-16 season.
Sergio Aguero's record on the opening day of the Premier League:
11/12: ⚽️⚽️🅰️
12/13: ❌
13/14: ⚽️
14/15: ⚽️
15/16: ❌
16/17: ⚽️
17/18: ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/nP5gDdIXmN— Squawka Football (@Squawka) August 12, 2017
2. Guardiola on song yet again:
With the win over newcomers, Brighton Guardiola has managed to grab a win on the inaugural in the past seven seasons. His last defeat came way back in the year 2008.
8 – Pep Guardiola has won each of his last seven opening day league games, last losing in 2008. Traps. pic.twitter.com/rOmm1scz7G
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) August 12, 2017
Read: Man City players’ ratings vs Brighton
3. Aguero makes it 30:
Sergio Aguero has now managed to score against 30 of the 31 different clubs that he has faced in the Premier League. The only team that he has failed to score against is Bolton.
30 – Sergio Aguero's now scored against 30 of the 31 different clubs that he's faced in the @PremierLeague for @ManCity. Collection #BHAMCI pic.twitter.com/JebYgBavJp
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) August 12, 2017
4. Magnificent seven:
Lewis Dunk scored an own goal in the 75th minute which handed Guardiola’s men the second goal cushion in order to seal the match. And with that goal, Dunk became the 7th player to score an own goal on his Premier League debut.
7 – Lewis Dunk is the 7th player to score an own goal on their Premier League debut. Slam.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) August 12, 2017
5. Sublime Silva:
David Silva was once again the orchestrator for the Citizens. The Spaniard completed 94 passes during the match – more than any other player in the Premier League on Saturday.
David Silva completed more passes (94) than any other player in the Premier League today.
Man City's conductor. pic.twitter.com/57SiXkxRT9
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) August 12, 2017
