Sergio Aguero was again the headline act as Manchester City sealed an impressive win over holders Porto to reach the last 16 of the Europa League.<br />The Argentine scored City's first-leg winner and here he gave them the lead after just 19 seconds with a low shot.<br />He then turned creator for Edin Dzeko to score a goal which Porto's Rolando was sent off for protesting against.<br />With the tie won, City romped home thanks to well-worked goals from David Silva and substitute David Pizarro.<br />The victory may not compensate City financially for failing to advance beyond the group stages of the Champions League, but it does go a small way towards making amends for that unplanned early elimination.<br />In the build-up to this encounter, City's players and staff were eager to express how important this season's Europa League is to the club - on a level with the Premier League according to manager Roberto Mancini - following their early de-seating from Europe's top table.<br />But then, redemption is all the rage at Etihad at the moment, following Carlos Tevez's unreserved apology "to everyone I have let down" during his five-month feud with the club.<br />Tevez's future at City remains uncertain, but even if his apology does prove heart-felt, he will have to accept that the position of world-class diminutive Argentine striker is currently filled.<br /><br />/football on Youtube brings you the latest football news, transfer rumours and footballing gossip from the English Premier League and European Champions League.
