It was the Sergio and David show as Manchester City mercilessly dominated a very poor Wigan showing. A match-ball for City's new number 16 Aguero, David Silva continued his incredible early season form by supplying two of the goals, and Samir Nasri's super-sub impact that killed the game off made everything look promising ahead of City's first ever game in the Champions League.
City struck first when the impressive Aguero finished neatly across goal to bamboozle the impressive Ali Al Habsi after being set up expertly by David Silva. Aguero then added a second when a backheel from Silva was flicked delicately through to him by Samir Nasri. And Aguero completed his hat-trick after some perfect skill from David Silva.
All smiles all round.
Silva is the most impressive player in the Premier League at the moment. His movement, overall ability to read the game and decision making have contributed largely to Manchester City's early season form. He's now kicked off his assists tally which will surely be doubled by this time next month and he's also an early contender for Player of the Season.
His ability to spot passes that nobody has even thought of yet is outstanding. Everything Silva does leaves you begging for more in the same way Lionel Messi leaves jaws wide open in sheer amazement. His dribbling and shooting skills have come on leaps and bounds over the summer, his overall play has increased tenfold, and having Aguero and Nasri buzzing around him creating the space for Silva's intricate passes, there's no describing what City could potentially become.
Silva, Aguero and Nasri seem to read each other like a professor reading a nursery rhyme - and they even make it look easier than that. Aguero's second goal was made by a neat backheel from Silva which found Nasri in just enough space to split the Wigan back four and find Aguero. Some of the stuff they produced in their eleven minutes on the pitch together was world class, and it even showed progress from the way they linked up at White Hart Lane last time out in the 5-1 win over Spurs.
City are electrifying.
There are some problems, though. Adam Johnson once again failed to justify his place in the starting line up: his end-product spolit his neat footwork, he showed for runs and then never went on them, and he frustrated the crowd and himself when he spooned a simple finish over the bar after five minutes.
Is it time to try AJ down the left wing and bring Silva over to the right? Johnson often finds himself stranded on his right foot and unable to cross the ball. And by the time he's switched back on to his left foot, the chance has gone. If he does choose to cross with his right, a defender is normally there to block the ball.
The main talking point aside from the quality on show was Carlos Tevez, who made his first Premier League start of the season. His link up play with some of the players around him was world class, linking up with Milner, Richards and Aguero to fashion them chances. But his finishing was way off the mark; driving wide and missing a horrible penalty before being taken off for Nasri.
Is this the end of Tevez? Probably not. Finshing and sharpness comes with fitness, so he will improve and be used more over the course of the season, but it's nice for us City fans to see that we can do better without Tevez for once after depending entirely on him for so long.
City were nothing short of wonderful. Chance after chance after chance after chance. I could get used to football like this. I could turn up at the impressive Etihad Stadium, sit there with a nice pie and watch the City front four of Edin Dzeko, Samir Nasri, Sergio Aguero and David Silva wave their wands and walk the ball in to the net time and time again.
It's great to be a Blue.
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