MANCHESTER, England — Sergio Aguero tormented Newcastle again as Premier League leader Manchester City recovered from last week’s defeat by Liverpool to beat Rafael Benitez’s struggling team 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. The Argentina striker, who scored five in a game against Newcastle in 2015, helped himself to a hat trick this time as City maintained its 12-point lead over second-placed Manchester United. It was Aguero’s 11th hat trick for the club and his second of the season.”We need 10 more wins to be champions,” said City manager Pep Guardiola. “It’s not how many goals you score, it’s how many chances you create, how many chances your keeper has to save. We were patient and we found space really well, they crossed the halfway line just once and scored.”

Source: National Post January 20, 2018 19:59 UTC