Pumped up: Edin Dzeko celebrates scoring Manchester
City's third goal
Manchester City continued their impressive
start to the season with a 3-2 win over Bolton at the Reebok
Stadium that catapulted them back to the top of the Premier
League.
The two teams had shared first place after opening-game 4-0
victories but City proved too strong for their spirited opponents
as Roberto Mancini's side produced another sparkling display that
suggested they will play more to their attacking strengths this
term.
Record signing Sergio
Aguero
was handed a first start after making such a stunning
impact off the substitutes' bench against Swansea, but he showed he
was fallible with a bad miss inside the opening 20
minutes.
If that left Aguero feeling
slightly embarrassed, Bolton goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen was
positively blushing just a few minutes later as David Silva opened the scoring with a shot from distance that should
have been saved comfortably.
Gareth Barry doubled City's advantage on 37 minutes with a stunning
strike into the top corner from 30 yards, only for
Ivan Klasnic to smash home a Martin Petrov cross at the other end and
reduce Bolton's arrears almost immediately.
Edin Dzeko provided further evidence that he is coming to terms with
life in the Premier League as he skilfully fired City into a 3-1
lead at the start of the second half, but Bolton kept fighting
and Kevin
Davies headed them back into the game just after the hour
mark.
Aguero was then replaced by
wantaway striker Carlos
Tevez, but there was no change to the scoreline
during a frenetic finale as City held firm to make it six points
out of six.