Everyone always want to know whether you can play and win a game on a blustery afternoon at Stoke, and Manchester City have actually losing 2-0 last year at the Britannia and will want to make amends in the start of this new campaign. Manchester City will look in a better confidence on the offensive end after stealing a victory last week against Sunderland and then smashing Bucharest in mid-week. The common factor in both those games, Sergio Aguero finding the back of the net. While Aguero nabbed a hat-trick in midweek; he could have easily had 5 goals if he didn't miss those 2 penalties. I think that will turn around that mind-set and will continue to take penalties for the team in the Premier League.
Aguero has actually enjoyed playing against Stoke City, finding the back of the net, scoring 2 penalties and netting another goal in their last 3 games against Stoke in the league. He will be aiming to continue on that rich vein of form as long as there is great support to him from De Bruyne, Silva and Sterling from the midfield while Kolarov and Sagna will be aiming to create chances from the wings when they bomb on forward. Aguero has the ability to come up with some brilliance at anytime; and I expect him to be leading the line and score a goal against Stoke to help Manchester City win this game.
Pick: Aguero Anytime Scorer Odds 2.00 Stake 6
