Manchester City made light work of Ukraine outfit Shakhtar Donetsk after registering a 3-0 win in the UEFA Champions League Group C opener on Wednesday night.
Following the weekend's shock loss to Norwich City, Sergio Aguero dropped to the bench as Gabriel Jesus returned to lead the line while Joao Cancelo was drafted for the injured stone.
Following long spells of possession, the Citizens eventually broke the deadlock at the midway point of the half, with Algeria international Riyad Mahrez finding the back of the net after 25 minutes. The Ukraine giants had a chance to level matters 10 minutes later, but City goalkeeper Ederson was on hand to keep out Taison's close-range effort.
Shakhtar were made to rue that miss as City doubled their lead six minutes before the halftime break as Mahrez turned provider to pick out Gundogan, who poked home from close-range.
Pep Guardiola's men continued to dominate as the second half resumed as Raheem Sterling missed a chance to extend the lead after rattling the upright after 53 minutes.
The third goal eventually arrived with 15 minutes left in the second stanza, with Jesus opening his Champions League account for the season after being set up by Kevin de Bruyne.
Guardiola rang the changes in the latter stages of the second half, as the Premier League champions ran out comfortable winners on the night.
Other result:
Dinamo Zagreb 4-0 Atalanta
Dinamo Zagreb ended matchday one top of Group C after thrashing Atalanta 4-0 at the Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist.
Mislav Orsic grabbed the headlines by netting a hat-trick after Marin Leovac had opened the scoring.