Aguero spoils Sarri's bow

Sergio Aguero spoiled Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri's first taste of English football as the Argentine's double gave Manchester City a stylish 2-0 victory in the Community Shield on Sunday.

Blues boss Sarri, hired to replace the sacked Antonio Conte last month, endured a miserable debut in the prestigious friendly at Wembley as lacklustre Chelsea were swept aside by Premier League champions City.

Picking up where they left off in their record-breaking campaign last term, Pep Guardiola's team took an early lead through Aguero, who rewarded City's dominance with a second goal after the break.

The last side to win the Community Shield and then go on to clinch the Premier League title were Manchester United in 2010-11.

On this evidence, City could follow in their arch rivals' footsteps at the end of the season.

City's German winger Leroy Sane was forced off injured at half-time, giving Guardiola a scare ahead of their Premier League opener at Arsenal on August 12.

But that was the only sour note for City as they got back in the groove in impressive style.

Sarri and Guardiola are close friends and dined together on the eve of the Community Shield, yet this first experience of Chelsea's reduced status must have left a nasty taste for the Italian.

Consigning Conte's favoured 3-4-2-1 formation to the bin, Sarri sent Chelsea out in a 4-3-3 system that malfunctioned from start to finish.

Phil Foden drove at the heart of the Chelsea defence to set up City's 13th-minute opener with little resistance.

Foden's incisive run ended with a simple pass to the unmarked Aguero, who applied the finishing touch with a fine low strike from the edge of the area.

It was Aguero's 200th City goal -- making the Argentina striker the first player to reach that milestone for the Eastlands outfit.

Inspired by Aguero, City could have won by five but they settled for one more in the 58th minute. Aguero made a clever run to meet Bernardo Silva's pass with a clinical finish that flashed past Willy Caballero.