The 18-year-old scored the only goal of the game in injury-time within 54 seconds of coming on as a substitute against Crystal Palace on Saturday to secure City’s fifth win from five games this season
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Sergio Aguero finally found a way past an inspired Asmir Begovic to give the hosts a slender lead following a one-sided opening half
City took the lead with just three minutes on the clock when Raheem Sterling broke free of the Roma defence before calmly slotting past Morgan De Sanctis
Arguably the standout fixture of the opening weekend, which is scheduled to begin on August 8, is a battle between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford
Before the emergence of Chelsea and Manchester City this was often a fixture between the two title contenders, but there remains a desperation to win from both sides as they jostle for position in the table
The hosts came within a whisker of taking the lead just a minute into the match, with Martin Kelly whipping a ball to the back post that Jason Puncheon mis-kicked and Wilfried Zaha blasted wide
City, meanwhile, remain five points behind Chelsea at the top of the table, having played two games more, and their season now arguably hangs on their return leg against Barcelona in the Champions League on Wednesday
Both teams are in vital need of the points for their respective causes as City pursue Chelsea at the top of the table and the Clarets aim for an unlikely survival campaign
The Blues received a big boost prior to kickoff with news that Manchester City, their closest challengers in the Premier League title race, had slipped up against Liverpool, and perhaps buoyed by that it was they who made the more positive start in the English capital
The loss by City has widened the gap at the top of the table
A day before the protest, which also saw the crowd disparaging the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, General Muhammadu Buhari, facts had emerged that $20,000 had been budgeted to mobilise people to the venue
City must now score at least twice when the two sides meet for the second leg at the Camp Nou next month
Toure’s running power and goals have certainly been missed in City’s midfield and his return could not come a moment sooner, with the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against Barcelona on Wednesday
The Gunners beat Man City 2-0 last time out in the league and needed to back that superb win up in Sunday’s early kick-off
In a statement by the team’s Media Officer, Samm Audu, the Flying Eagles said English Premier League champions, Manchester City, have sent words to the Nigeria Football Federation on this
Within the first 10 minutes of the game, a marauding Seamus Coleman lost the ball midway into the City half, which led to the hosts counter-attacking and nearly opening the scoring through Stevan Jovetic
Everton head into Saturday’s clash at Goodison Park looking to arrest a run of four straight league defeats that has seen them drop to 13th on the table
Toure equalled Cameroon’s Samuel Eto’o as a four-time winner
The Citizens found themselves a goal behind heading into the final 25 minutes