KEY EVENTS SO FAR
The referee brings things to a close at the Liberty Stadium, with Manchester City taking their points tally to 18 from six games thanks to goals from Sergio Aguero and Raheem Sterling. Swansea made a proper game of it and caused their visitors plenty of problems, but Guardiola's men just had too much for them and were good value for the win.
FULL-TIME!
Still Swansea look to force the issue, with Barrow trying his best to cause problems on the right, but in the end he is well stopped by Fernandinho.
There will be four minutes added on here.
Good play by Navas, as he latches on to a pass up the left. He cuts inside Rangel and gets a curling shot away, but it goes just wide.
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The latest booking is given to Kolarov, as he fouls Borja.
Nearly a fourth! Silva finds Sterling in the area and he ultimately tries a little too much. The ball comes back to the Spaniard, though, and he sees a good effort go just past the post.
The hosts continue to leave themselves looking a little open at the back, though. City are getting bodies forward still and you wouldn't bet against them getting another.
Swansea aren't giving up here. They're still insisting on lumping balls forward to Llorente and Borja, but City are coping at the moment.
This isn't good for City. De Bruyne is being forced off after picking a knock. He is replaced by Navas.
Another change for Swansea now. Borja is on and takes the place of Britton - an attacking switch.
Sterling also picked up a yellow card for his celebration.
Change for City now. Zabaleta replaces Sagna at right-back.
Great awareness from De Bruyne, as he finds the run of Sterling into the final third and swiftly makes the pace. The winger does the rest.
GOAL!!! CITY WRAP THE WIN UP! Swansea have their visitors on the back foot, but they are caught on the break and De Bruyne frees Sterling up the left. The winger gets into the box and shapes to square to Aguero, but he uses him as a decoy, skips past Van der Hoorn and then passes past Fabianski. A great goal.
WIDE! The City corner is whipped in with plenty on it and Fernandinho meets it with a free header, but he nods it wide of the mark. He should have scored!
Tipped over! Silva finds space on the edge of the area and his effort takes a deflection and Fabianski just about puts it over the goal.
And the second switch has the lively Barrow coming on for Routledge.
The first of two Swansea changes sees Cork replaces by Ki.
De Bruyne again tries to carve his way through the Swansea defence, but this time Cork gets back to make a vital interception.
Close! Kolarov does well on the left and passes inside to Fernandinho, whose stinging drive goes just over from 30 yards.
First change for City now, as Fernando replaces Gundogan in midfield.
"Two-one to the referee, two-one to the referee" sing the Swansea fans. No guessing as to their collective feelings about that penalty then!
Swansea are swiftly back on the attack and looking an instant leveller, but the corner they win is dealt with pretty comfortably by City, as Bravo clutches a Llorente header.
GOAL!!! CITY HAVE THE LEAD AGAIN! Aguero steps up to take the penalty and coolly clips it down the middle, giving Fabianski little chance.
PENALTY! Van der Hoorn is penalised, as he gets his body in front of De Bruyne but then catches the Belgian in the face with a flailing arm and the referee points to the spot.
Swansea really are under some significant pressure now. Guardiola switched De Bruyne to a more central position at the break and that has done the visitors a great deal of good - he looks far more effective there than out wide.
City are turning the screw and Swansea are getting overrun. De Bruyne is again at the centre of things and he calmly passes to his left just inside the area for the arriving Sterling, but his finish is completely scuffed and the hosts survive.
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