Feyenoord 0-4 Manchester City: John Stones double gives Pep Guardiola's side resounding win
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| John Stones celebrates |
John Stones scored twice
as Manchester City kicked off their Champions League campaign with a resounding
4-0 win over Feyenoord on Wednesday night.
Stones made the
breakthrough with an early header, before adding a fourth for City with another
header just past the hour mark.
In between there were further
goals before half-time from Sergio Aguero - his 50th in European competition -
and Gabriel Jesus as the visitors recorded their biggest-ever away win in the
competition.
City made a rampant
start to proceedings, opening the scoring after just one minute and 35 seconds
to quieten down a rocking De Kuip, watching Champions League football for the
first time in 15 years.
The home side fell
asleep as David Silva and Kevin De Bruyne worked a corner short, with the
Spaniard's cross into the six-yard box being met by Stones.
However, Tonny Vilhena
made a complete hash of clearing the defender's header on the goal-line,
somehow allowing the ball to bobble between his legs and into the back of the
net.
The visitors then
doubled their lead after just 10 minutes as Bernardo Silva released the
rampaging Kyle Walker down the right and the full-back's cross was tucked home
at the near post by Aguero for his 28th goal in the competition.
Aguero's strike partner,
Gabriel Jesus, was making his first appearance in the Champions League and the
Brazilian made it a debut to remember by adding a third after 25 minutes.
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| Gabriel Jesus scores first Champions League goal |
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| Sergio Aguero celebrates |
Feyenoord may have
thought the danger was over when they cleared David Silva's right-wing corner,
only for the ball to fall nicely to the unmarked Aguero on the edge of the
area.
The Argentine's shot was
initially blocked, before Benjamin Mendy's fiercely driven effort fell straight
at the feet of the unmarked Jesus, who had the simple task of rolling the ball
into the unguarded goal despite Feyenoord calls for offside.
And Stones rounded off
the scoring on 63 minutes after David Silva and De Bruyne again worked a corner
short, before the Belgian's centre was powered home from six yards out by the
England centre-back.
Source: Sky Sports
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