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Aguero is back

The relief was etched all over Sergio Aguero's face after he grabbed his first goal in eight games for club and country - ending his longest drought for Man City with a trademark cool finish.

Barely 10 minutes later, he won back possession on the edge of the box, took Jonas Olsson out of it with the faintest of touches and let rip into the top corner with startling ease.

With 149 goals to his name, Aguero has now moved into sixth place in Man City's all-time leading scorers list. He's still only 28.

Three is the magic number

Pep Guardiola used 10 different formations at Bayern Munich, and wanted his team to be flexible enough to shift positions at the drop of a hat at Barcelona, but 3-4-3 has always been among his favourites.

Raheem Sterling and Nolito had a lot of joy as wing-backs against a deep West Brom side, but once wingers James McClean and Nacer Chadli pressed higher up the pitch in the second half they had more problems.

Whether the formation gets the best out of City's wide men remains to be seen, but it's got City out of a six-game winless rut.

Gundogan brilliance

Aguero may have stolen the headlines, but Ilkay Gundogan had one of his best games for City against West Brom.

In a match where David Silva was quiet, and Kevin De Bruyne only had a cameo role, the German was rampant and his link-up play with Aguero was tantalising.

Gundogan matched Aguero in every aspect, bagging two goals and an assist himself, and an injury-ravaged Barcelona won't want to face the pair in this kind of form.

Nolito's red mist

Fiery and fearless, Nolito has proved one of the signings of the summer after joining City for just £12.75 million but questions remain about his temper.

After taking issue with a fair challenge from Craig Dawson, Nolito went in head first and was perhaps fortunate to only pick up a booking - just two minutes before Aguero's opener.

It was quite telling that the Argentine immediately took him aside to tell him to not be so stupid after a similar incident saw him sent off against Bournemouth last month.

Maffeo forced to wait

With Bacary Sagna injured, and Pablo Zabaleta failing to pass a late fitness test, this seemed like the perfect opportunity to give Pablo Maffeo his Premier League debut.

After an impressive performance against Manchester United, where he shackled Marcus Rashford to great effect, the 19-year-old looked in line for just his third start for City.

Instead, Guardiola reverted to a 3-4-3 and Maffeo was given the day off because of the Baggies' physicality. It remains to be seen if he will have another chance to start a game before the FA Cup returns in January.