The last time Manchester City took the field, Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko bagged four goals against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. Such is City's depth at striker that for their home game against Wigan Athletic he was left off the pitch entirely, with wantaway ex-captain Carlos Tevez taking his place in the starting eleven. No matter for the hosts - the goals would simply come from elsewhere, this time in the form of a hattrick from Sergio Aguero, bringing the import's tally up to six on the young season.
Manchester City Vs. Wigan Athletic: Sergio Aguero Destroys Latics
After Aguero scored in the 13th minute, it looked as though one goal would be all that City would manage against Ali Al-Habsi and company. Carlos Tevez missed a penalty and the hosts struck the woodwork roughly ten million times in the first half while Wigan did their best to hit their illustrious opposition on the counterattack. It didn’t work very well, but with just one goal in the match, anything could have happened.
The thing that happened was Aguero, who scored twice shortly after the hour mark to completely wrap things up and take City - briefly - to the top of the table. They’ve now scored fifteen goals in four matches, an absolutely blistering start to the campaign, and are beginning to make a mockery of the defensively-minded stereotype that’s been associated with them since Roberto Mancini took over the manager’s seat.
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