Aguero’s hat-trick and Iheanacho’s strike keep Guardiola 100% start on track as Man City thump Borussia M’gladbach

Although, it’s the second day of the kickoff after a torrential rainfall had halted the initial fixture at the Etihad Stadium.

The 24-hour delay gave City boss Pep Guardiola further time to consider his failure to beat Borussia in any of his final four Bundesliga attempts with Bayern Munich, while his current club had not won their opening home Champions League group game in five previous attempts.

Those unflattering statistics rarely looked like being extended after Aguero converted Aleksandar Kolarov’s eighth-minute cross. The striker later scored his second of the night by converting a penalty before the half hour after a cynical foul on debutant, Ilkay Gundogan. 

City looked like failing to turn their second-half dominance into further goals, he completed a treble to sit alongside the one he claimed in last month’s 5-0 win over Steaua Bucharest 13 minutes from time.

Aguero’s replacement Kelechi Iheanacho built on his goal Saturday’s Manchester derby win by netting in stoppage time to crown a tale of total domination for Guardiola’s men – something generally beyond previous City vintages in Europe.