Despite a dominant performance in possession, City looked to be on course for a draw after Jermain Defoe had cancelled out Sergio Aguero’s early opener, but Paddy McNair’s 87th minute own goal ensured that the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss got off to a winning start
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Moreno, like Jesus, will spend time away from Manchester this coming season, however, as he links up with Spanish side, Deportivo La Coruna, for the 2016-17 season
The German international had been linked with City for some time, while Bayern Munich were also thought to be interested in the attacker, who scored eight goals in 33 Bundesliga matches last season
Speaking at a fans event at City’s Academy – part of the grand unveiling of Guardiola on Sunday – the 19-year-old seemed to harbour hopes of a change of heart from his club
The Spanish international has been linked with a switch to the Premier League since the end of the La Liga season and after his nation’s elimination from Euro 2016 on Monday, the attacker has moved swiftly to sign a four-year deal at the Etihad Stadium
The exciting Nigerian teenager’s two goals against Southampton in their Premier League clash, took his City tally to 13 goals in 32 appearances, just nine of them being starts
Antonio Valencia was played in down the right on the overlap, before cutting inside and floating a ball towards the back post where Martial – matchwinner at Wembley last weekend – ghosted in to fire the ball home from close range
Iheanacho struck twice for his side in Sunday’s Premier League clash at Southampton, but could not prevent the European semi-finalists from losing 4-2 to Ronald Koeman’s side at St Mary’s.
The home side, after almost crashing the top-four party last season, have again had a solid campaign and come into this match eighth in the table, comfortably seven points clear of defending champions Chelsea below them
It proved to be a comfortable afternoon for City, with Stoke putting up little resistance as their own season fizzles out alarmingly, but a second half brace from the Nigerian certainly caught they eye
As the season winds down, teams begin to prioritise games according to what competitions they remain in, and in Manchester City’s case, Pellegrini’s men are three wins away from lifting the Champions League trophy
The West London outfit face a Manchester City side fresh from reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League, and Manuel Pellegrini’s men are hoping to strengthen their position in the top four with a win at Stamford Bridge in the late kickoff on Saturday
First Kevin de Bruyne and David Silva linked up to find Sergio Aguero, who fired wide of the near post from a tight angle, before the Argentine sent another dipping effort bouncing narrowly off target after Ibrahimovic had been caught in possession
A 1-0 defeat to rivals Manchester United just before the international break had left City sweating on a top-four finish that had previously looked assured for so long
Aleksandar Kolarov came off the bench to help earn City just a third win in eight – keeping them in fourth place and now three points clear of their closest challengers
Both Manchester City and Manchester United have slipped behind in their Premier League objectives as Manuel Pellegrini’s side are fourth in the table, 12 points behind leaders, Leicester City, while Louis van Gaal’s men are sixth, four points off fourth
Belgium central defender, Kompany, who only returned from a calf problem in February having been out since December, will have to miss Sunday’s home Premier League derby against Manchester United.
Kiev have the quality in their ranks to cause a surprise but they have regular under-performed on their trips to England since the turn of the Millennium and Serhiy Rebrov is aware of the task that faces his team as they look to overturn a 3-1 deficit
Aguero saw another attempt go well wide of the post, and just before the half-hour mark, he saw Ruddy pull off a terrific save to stop a low strike across the goalkeeper from finding the bottom corner
Hosting Norwich City have slipped into the Premier League’s bottom three over recent weeks, while Manchester City are still chasing the title despite the deficit that has opened up between them and leaders, Leicester City