Swansea vs Manchester City match report: Sergio Aguero returns with a brace as Swans succumb to City again

Swansea 1 Manchester City 3: Aguero was firing on all cylinders on his return to the Premier League while Raheem Sterling added a third late into the game

It took Sergio Aguero all of seven minutes to find the back of the net after his week suspension (Getty)

Two goals from Sergio Aguero and a fourth league goal of the season for Raheem Sterling made it 10 wins in as many games for Manchester City.

Having been ruled out of the previous three games due to suspension, Aguero returned to score twice in yet another victory for Pep Guardiola's side.

The first came inside eight minutes. The second, a penalty, came 26 minutes from time. Sterling killed off any feint hopes Swansea might have had with a third, 13 minutes from time.

After a slick start, the visitors took the lead in the eighth minute. A swift move on the right, a clever turn from Aguero and the visitors were a goal to the good.

Swansea huffed and puffed, as they did in the EFL Cup game in midweek. However, they came close to levelling matters in the 12th minute when Kyle Naughton forced Claudio Bravo into a decent save, before City cleared. A minute later and the Swans were level. Gylfi Sigurdsson poked a ball through to Llorente, who duly beat Bravo with a stunning volley from 16 yards.

When the dust settled on the Spaniard's goal, normal order was restored, as far as City were concerned. Swansea dropped deeper and deeper and Aguero sent in three crosses that had Lukasz Fabianski requesting greater protection from his back four.

Raheem Sterling attempts to control the ball (Getty)

With the ball at their feet, Swansea showed decent quality. They were confident in moving through the gears and lacked only one aspect – the final delivery.

Still, it was enough to keep City on their toes. Bacary Sagna was shown the yellow card for man-handling Kyle Naughton and Raheem Sterling was fortunate to escape similar punishment when he tripped Angel Rangel.

Although Swansea were causing one or two problems at the right end, they almost conceded a second 11 minutes from half time. Kevin de Bruyne was sent through by Ilkay Gundogan, but with only Fabianski to beat, the Belgian hooked his shot well wide.

A booking for David Silva, for dissent, was greeted with loud cheers from the Swansea supporters who, after an exacting start to the season, were beginning to see some light.

For City, there was growing frustration. They dominated the ball for long periods but struggled to break down Swansea's resolute back four, led ably by Jordi Amat.

The second half was barely two minutes old when Swansea had a golden opportunity to edge themselves infront. Routledge found himself in acres of space, but, inexplicably, chose to dissect Bravo's far post and Fernando Llorente with a ball that rolled harmlessly out of play.

David Silva chases the ball past Swansea City's Mike van der Hoorn (Getty)

Five minutes later, the imperious Sigurdsson sent a crisp volley high and wide after Routledge had picked out the Icelandic midfielder with a lobbed pass of real quality.

At the opposite end, it was Aguero who came close to restoring City's lead. A smart move involving Gundogan and Silva ended with Aguero shooting over via the foot of van der Hoorn. Sterling was then too tentative with a shot from 12 yards after another sweeping move.

The breakthrough came in the 64th minute when van der Hoorn was seen sending an elbow into the face of De Bruyne. Referee Neil Swarbrick had no hesitation in yellow carding the Dutchman, and Aguero, with a cheeky chip, did the rest from the spot.

The game was up for Swansea when Sterling, on the counter attack, kept his composure and beat Fabianski with a wonderful finish late into the game.