Sergio Aguero and Man City give Pep Guardiola first Premier League victory – in pictures

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  A Manchester City fan holds a sign up for Yaya Toure of Manchester City during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Sunderland at Etihad Stadium on August 13, 2016 in Manchester, England. Stu Forster / Getty Images

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  David Moyes, manager of Sunderland and Pep Guardiola, manager of Manchester City shake hands prior to kick off during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Sunderland at Etihad Stadium on August 13, 2016 in Manchester, England. Stu Forster / Getty Images

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  John Stones of Manchester City warms up prior to the match during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Sunderland at Etihad Stadium on August 13, 2016 in Manchester, England. Stu Forster / Getty Images

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  Willy Cabellero of Manchester City (L) and Joe Hart (R) warm up prior to kick off during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Sunderland at Etihad Stadium on August 13, 2016 in Manchester, England. Stu Forster / Getty Images

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  Sunderland midfielder Lynden Gooch (L) challenges Manchester City midfielder Raheem Sterling (R) during the Premier League football match between Manchester City and Sunderland at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on August 13, 2016. Oli Scarff / AFP

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  Manchester City’s Nigerian striker Kelechi Iheanacho (L) takes a shot that goes over the bar during the Premier League football match between Manchester City and Sunderland at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on August 13, 2016. Paul Ellis / AFP

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  Sergio Aguero of Manchester City scores his sides first goal during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Sunderland at Etihad Stadium on August 13, 2016 in Manchester, England. Michael Steele / Getty Images

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  Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero celebrates scoring the opening goal from the penalty spot during the Premier League football match between Manchester City and Sunderland at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on August 13, 2016. Oli Scarff / AFP

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  Sunderland’s Jermain Defoe scores their first goal during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Sunderland at Etihad Stadium on August 13, 2016 in Manchester, England. Lee Smith / Action Images / Reuters

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  Sunderland’s Jermain Defoe celebrates scoring their first goal during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Sunderland at Etihad Stadium on August 13, 2016 in Manchester, England. Lee Smith / Action Images / Reuters

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  eSunderland’s Paddy McNair (R) scores an own goal giving Manchester City a 2-1 victory during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Sunderland at Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain, 13 August 2016. Peter Powell / EPA

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  Manchester City midfielder Fabian Delph (C) celebrates after Sunderland defender Paddy McNair (2R) scored an own goal during the Premier League football match between Manchester City and Sunderland at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on August 13, 2016. Paul Ellis / AFP

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  Manchester City defender Aleksandar Kolarov (C) celebrates with teammates after their second goal, an own goal scored by Sunderland defender Paddy McNair during the Premier League football match between Manchester City and Sunderland at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on August 13, 2016. Paul Ellis / AFP

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  Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola celebrates Sunderland’s Paddy McNair scoring a own goal and their second during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Sunderland at Etihad Stadium on August 13, 2016 in Manchester, England. Lee Smith / Action Images / Reuters

Images from Manchester City's 2-1 win over Sunderland on the Premier League's opening day on Saturday, as Sergio Aguero scored a penalty and Paddy McNair's 87th-minute own goal gave the hosts the win at the Etihad Stadium in Pep Guardiola's first Premier League match in charge of Man City.

Via Reuters:

Despite dominating possession, the hosts carved out relatively few clear-cut chances and Guardiola said the match would form part of his players’ learning process.

“We definitely deserved the victory. The first games are always difficult,” Guardiola told BT Sport.

“We spoke during this week about what we had to do like a team and we did it. Sometimes, you are a little lucky.

“We should have been a bit more aggressive, but these kind of things have to happen to know how to get better in the next game.”

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