Manchester City began its journey in the Premier with a sound thrashed to West Ham in London that sucks the provisional leader. Raheem Sterling scored a 'hat-trick', while Gabriel Jesus and Sergio 'Kun' Agüero, on penalty, completed the scoring. [Narration and statistics (0-5)]

Led by some great Kevin de Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez, the Pep Guardiola team overwhelmed the hammers from start to finish, with no answers to the offensive ability of the current two-time champions. The Spanish coach lined up 'Rodri' Hernández in the midfield position and finished the team up with Gabriel Jesus, to the detriment of Agüero. Also, David Silva debuted with the captain's bracelet.

The 60,000 spectators who attended the London Olympic witnessed the first goal voided after a consultation with the video arbitration assistance system (VAR) in the history of the Premier. Mike Dean denied his second goal to Gabriel Jesus, who was third for City, after finishing off in the 53rd minute in an offside position.

At that time, Manuel Pellegrini's picture knew nothing to oppose the overwhelming superiority of the champions. Sébastien Haller, his brand new signing, from the Eintracht in Frankfurt, had no option to step on the Ederson area. After the break, the entry of Pablo Fornals also did not improve the appearance of a team that will fight another year to avoid the descent.

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The success in the auction corresponded to Sterling, who became the eighth player in history to score three goals on an opening day. The last to get it was Didier Drogba in 2010, wearing the Chelsea shirt.

The other arbitration controversy in the afternoon occurred in the 86th minute, when the referee indicated a penalty after a clamorous demolition of Mahrez. Lukasz Fabianski guessed Agüero's shot, but Dean ordered to repeat the invasion of the area. In the second instance, the Argentine chose the other stick to transform from 11 meters.

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