Having won the Premier League and League Cup double the season before, Pep Guardiola added a third trophy to his collection thanks to Sergio Aguero’s brace.
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Afforded far too much space for a player of his quality, the Argentine opened the scoring in the 13th minute with a clinical drive from the edge of the area which brought up his 200th goal for the Club.
He doubled City’s lead just before the hour mark, latching onto Bernardo Silva’s slide rule pass and firing past Willy Caballero to finish off a slick counter-attack.
Guardiola’s side return to Wembley Stadium for the Community Shield on Saturday, when we’ll face Leicester City under the famous arch.
Kick-off is at 17:15 and tickets are on sale now to qualifying supporters.
Watch the best of the action from the 2018 edition in the video above.
