Aguero brace keeps Manchester City perfect under Guardiola

Swansea - Sergio Aguero scored twice as Manchester City made it 10 wins in as many games this season with a 3-1 victory away to Swansea.

Aguero marked his return to action with two well-taken goals for Pep Guardiola's side after serving a three-game ban for throwing an elbow in last month's victory over West Ham.

The Argentinian striker opened the scoring in the ninth minute, and he doubled the advantage 25 minutes from time before Raheem Sterling beat Lukasz Fabianski in the 77th minute at the Liberty Stadium as City beat Swansea for the second time in a week.

A swift move on the right, a clever turn from Aguero and the visiting side was a goal to the good early.

Swansea came close to levelling matters in the 12th minute when Kyle Naughton, playing out of position at left back, found himself one on one with Claudio Bravo.

Bravo pulled off a decent save before City cleared. However, a minute later and the Swans were level.

Gylfi Sigurdsson poked a ball through to Fernando Llorente, who beat Bravo with a stunning volley from 16 yards.

Although Swansea was causing one or two problems at the right end, the home side 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.

The second half was barely two minutes old when Swansea had a golden opportunity to edge in front.

Wayne Routledge found himself in acres of space on the right, but, inexplicably, chose to dissect Bravo's far post and Llorente with a ball that rolled harmlessly out of play.

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. Sterling was then too tentative with a shot from 12 yards.

The breakthrough came in the 64th minute, when an elbow to the face of De Bruyne inside the Swansea penalty area saw referee Neil Swarbrick point to the spot.

Aguero, with a cheeky chip, did the rest.

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