Aguero hat-trick fires City to rout of Steaua

Sergio Aguero brushed off two missed penalties to score a hat-trick as Manchester City outclassed Steaua Bucharest 5-0 on Tuesday in the first leg of its Champions League playoff tie in Romania.

The result means new City coach Pep Guardiola can breathe a huge sigh of relief as the Abu Dhabi-backed club now has one foot in the lucrative group stage.

David Silva opened the scoring in the 13th minute, between two failed spot kicks from Aguero. The Argentine then atoned with the visitors' second goal just before halftime.