Football news - Late David Silva strike rescues Manchester City in Germany

Updated 02/10/2018 at 19:34 GMT

Champions League Group F, Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena - Hoffenheim 1 (Belfodil 1') Manchester City 2 (Aguero 8'. Silva 87')

Manchester City's Spanish midfielder David Silva (R) celebrates scoring the 1-2 goal with his team-mates goal during the UEFA Champions League group F football match between TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and Manchester City at the Rhein-Neckar-Arena in Sinsheim, so

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David Silva nipped in to secure a late 2-1 victory for Premier League champions Manchester City at Hoffenheim.

An electric start to the game saw Ishak Belfodil open the scoring after just 44 seconds with a fine finish under Ederson.

Hoffenheim's Algerian forward Ishak Belfodil celebrates scoring the opening goal with his teammates during the UEFA Champions League group F football match between TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and Manchester City at the Rhein-Neckar-Arena in Sinsheim, southwestern

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City levelled seven minutes later when Silva played in Leroy Sane and the German's cutback found Sergio Aguero, who finished well.

However the real drama of the game came in the second-half when Sane got in behind the defence but went down, seemingly fouled by Hoffenheim goalkeeper Oliver Baumann.

City boss Pep Guardiola was fuming on the touchline but his mood changed in the final minutes when Silva stole the ball off a defender and fired home for a dramatic winner.

TALKING POINT

Should Leroy Sane have had a penalty? He got 20 minutes of stick from the home fans who seemed to feel that he dived, but initial impressions were that Oliver Baumann had certainly made contact with the City's player's legs rather than the ball.

Manchester City's Leroy Sane in action with Hoffenheim's Joshua Brenet

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MAN OF THE MATCH

David Silva (Manchester City). Endlessly creative, scored the decisive goal.

David Silva of Manchester City celebrates with teammates after the game during the Group F match of the UEFA Champions League between TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and Manchester City at Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena on October 2, 2018 in Sinsheim, Germany.

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PLAYER RATINGS

Hoffenheim: Baumann 7, Brenet 7, Kaderabek 7, Demirbay 7, Grillitsch 7, Belfodil 8, Hoogma 7, Akpoguma 7, Szalai 7, Joelinton 7, Posch 7. Subs: Kobel, Nelson, Bittencourt 6, Kramaric 6, Grifo, Hack 6, Amade.

City: Ederson 6, Walker 6, Kompany 6, Otamendi 6, Laporte 6, Fernandinho 6, Gundogan 7, Silva 8, Sane 8, Sterling 7, Aguero 7. Subs: Muric, Danilo, Stones 6, Bernardo 7, Mahrez 6, Jesus, Zinchenko.

KEY MOMENTS

1' GOAL! Hoffenheim are in the lead after a matter of seconds! That's a goal pretty much right from the off! What an excellent finish from Belfodil, sliding it underneath Ederson after a sharp pass through bisecting the City defence.

Hoffenheim's Algerian forward Ishak Belfodil (C) celebrates scoring the opening goal with his teammates during the UEFA Champions League group F football match between TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and Manchester City at the Rhein-Neckar-Arena in Sinsheim, southwes

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8' GOAL! Equaliser for City as Sergio Aguero strikes! Silva passes to Sane, who squares it for Aguero to knock in as a matter of utmost simplicity.

33' CLOSE! Leroy Sane and David Silva are linking up beautifully, dancing around the Hoffenheim defence, and Aguero is fallling and stretching as he tries to get his foot to the final ball.

72' SO CLOSE! Quick feet from Baumann to get back on his line and gather Aguero's header from Bernardo Silva's cross.

73' NO PENALTY! Leroy Sane has his feet taken away by the gloves of Baumann, who...doesn't actually get a touch to the ball.

87' GOAL! What a powerful hit from David Silva, who does well to stay on his feet and lash it home from the left side of the box.

KEY STATS

Sergio Aguero is just the second player to score in five consecutive away Champions League appearances for an English team, after Ruud van Nistelrooy for Man Utd in 2003.
Ishak Belfodil's goal after 44 seconds is the quickest scored against an English team in the Champions League since Stephan El Shaarawy vs Chelsea in October 2017 (39 seconds).

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