UEFA Champions League 2016-17: Manchester City 4 - 0 Borussia Mönchengladbach - 5 talking points

Guardiola’s first European game in charge of City was a stroll in the park

Manchester City’s European campaign got off to the best possible start as Sergio Aguero plundered the German side for his second hat trick in as many games. The match which was scheduled for Tuesday evening was postponed to Wednesday due to heavy rain.

Borussia Mönchengladbach who had their request of forwarding their game to an earlier kick-off denied never looked at ease from the outset and was punished emphatically.

In the earlier Group C match, Barcelona had routed Celtic and are currently top of the group on goal difference having scored seven goals on the night. Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick in that game to set the Catalans on their way to a 7-0 thrashing of Celtic.

---

#1.  Aguero’s return makes City look more lethal

City are on another level with the Argentine in the starting lineup

Sergio Aguero continued his rich vein of form as he scored a hat-trick on the night.  This was his second hat-trick of the season and the Argentine looked at his lethal best. The only complain one may have of the Argentine is the time he took to score the third goal, which was a result of some quick thinking and an even quicker pass from Raheem Sterling .

The Argentine now has 25 Champions League goals discounting the qualifiers. For a player of his calibre, the Argentines tally is meagre compared to the likes of Messi and Ronaldo. Aguero who will miss the game against Bournemouth on Sunday due to a domestic suspension will hope to continue this prolific form.