Manchester City maintained their unbeaten start to the Premier League season as Raheem Sterling and Sergio Aguero sealed a 2-0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion.

Leroy Sane was the most consistent threat during a largely listless opening from the champions and it was no surprise to see him at the fore when they broke through.

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Aguero drove City forward on the counter-attack and released the jet-heeled Germany wing, whose cross was slid home by Sterling.

Brighton goalkeeper Mat Ryan denied Sterling and Fernandinho before the break as City moved through the gears.

Kyle Walker sent a shot skidding wide from a similar distance to the one he scored from against Newcastle United last month and Sane misjudged a header from Bernardo Silva’s excellent floated cross.

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Captain Lewis Dunk produced a sprawling block to deny Aguero in the 58th minute, with Ryan standing firm to repel David Silva’s shot in the ensuing scramble.

But there was no stopping City when Aguero barrelled through the midfield and skipped past Dunk’s tired challenge. The Argentina striker slid in Sterling, who selflessly supplied a return pass for a tap-in.

Fernandinho misjudged a header from a Brighton corner five minutes from time, with the ball striking his arm, but penalty appeals were waved away by referee Lee Mason.

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