Sergio Aguero, Nolito fire doubles as Man City down Stoke to maintain Pep Guardiola's perfect record

Sergio Aguero and Nolito scored twice as Manchester City defeated Stoke City 4-1 to make it two wins from two in the Premier League.

Aguero again handed victory to City, scoring twice in the first half. Mike Dean correctly awarded a penalty for holding in the box, for Aguero to convert, and he then headed his team two ahead. Bojan pulled one back in the second half, before two late Nolito goals secured the points.

Aguero has taken his tally to six for the season already, and City are on equal points with their rivals for the Premier League, Manchester United, who beat Southampton 2-0 on Friday night.

City have had a perfect start so far, and we at least now know that Guardiola can do it on a windy day in Stoke.

Should Stoke have had a potentially crucial penalty? If it had been converted, it would have reduced the deficit to a single goal and put pressure on a scruffy City side. Mike Dean, however, ignored the obvious foul from Aleksandr Kolarov, letting them off the hook.

Sergio Aguero (Manchester City): The penalty wasn’t anything special, but the glancing header from De Bruyne’s cross was. Already, Aguero appears to be even more dangerous than he was last season. He has to stay fit if this City side are to achieve anything under Guardiola, though it seems Kelechi Iheanacho and Nolito are able to step up more effectively this year.

Stoke City: Given 6, Bardsley 6, Shawcross 6, Wollscheid 6, Pieters 6, Imbula 6, Whelan 5, Bojan 6, Allen 6, Arnautovic 6, Diouf 6. Subs: Walters 6, Ramadan 6.

Manchester City: Caballero 5, Zabaleta 6, Kolarov 6, Stones 6, Otamendi 6, Fernandinho 6, Navas 6, Silva 6, Sterling 7, De Bruyne 6, Aguero 7. Subs: Nolito 7, Delph 6, Iheanacho 7.

26’ - PENALTY! Mike Dean pointing! Shawcross had been pulling Otamendi as the two went for a corner.

27’ - GOAL! Stoke City 0-1 Manchester City. Aguero scores - He sends Given left, and clips it to the right. An easy goal.

35’ - GOAL! Stoke City 0-2 Manchester City. Aguero scores - Pieters goes in late with a strong tackle on Navas, but doesn't book him. De Bruyne curls in a free kick from the right, and Aguero glances a low header into the bottom corner.

48’ - PENALTY! Mike Dean gives a foul against Sterling for... er... He and Shawcross run into one another softly at a corner.

49’ - GOAL! Stoke City 1-2 Manchester City. Bojan scores - It's an excellent penalty, fired into the top corner.

86’ - GOAL! Stoke City 1-3 Manchester City. Nolito scores - Iheanacho rounds the 'keeper after driving into the box and swapping passes with Silva. He looks up, rolls the ball to Nolito at the back post, and he coolly finishes.

90+5’ - GOAL! Stoke City 1-4 Manchester City. Nolito scores - a curled ball towards Iheanacho is left by the striker. It runs to Sterling, through on goal, but even easier than scoring himself is to roll it on for Nolito for another open goal.

Sergio Aguero has eight goals in seven Premier League games against Stoke City.