Manchester City 6-0 Chelsea: 5 Hits and Flops

#1 Hit: Sergio Aguero

Aguero celebrates one of his goals, during another memorable display from the world-class Argentine

After missing a great chance to double City's lead early on - firing wide with an open goal gaping - lesser strikers would have let that affect them throughout, in a match where the hosts dominated.

Instead, it proved precisely the motivation Sergio Aguero needed to not only respond with a goal but score his second hat-trick in seven days. As a result, he's equalled Alan Shearer's record for most Premier League hat-tricks (11) while surpassing Eric Brook (158) as City's top goalscorer in England's top-flight.

His first strike of the afternoon came from virtually nothing: Zinchenko's mazy run set him up as he danced beyond two challenges and let fly from range with Rudiger baring down on him.

As for his second, he had Ross Barkley to thank. The midfielder inadvertently headed the ball back goalwards as Chelsea failed to clear their lines and just outside the six-yard box with only Kepa to beat, he didn't hesitate.

He then applied the finishing touch once more, this time in the second half, after Azpilicueta hauled down Sterling. Sending Kepa the wrong way to coolly slot home, he completed his hat-trick in style before earning a rest and the match ball at full-time.

Six shots, three on target, three goals. Two dribbles completed, two aerial duels won and on another day, he would have had five or six - hitting the crossbar after leaping above David Luiz while his glaring miss was duly rectified. Frightening statistics from one of the world's best, who knows what we could've witnessed if he wasn't so injury-prone?

Stats' source: WhoScored and Opta