The Bosnian opened the scoring against the Czech
champions, Yaya Toure added the second, while
Sergio Aguero put the seal on a fine away win for
Manuel Pellegrini's men
Edin Dzeko reflected on Manchester City's 3-0 Champions League victory over Viktoria Plzen as "the perfect start" to their Champions League
campaign.
City scored three goals in 10 second-half minutes
at the Doosan Arena to consign the Czech
champions to defeat in their Group D encounter.
Striker Dzeko opened the scoring and Yaya Toure added a stunning second before Sergio Aguero,
who also struck a post, capped a fine individual
display with a third goal after 58 minutes.
Big-spending City have failed to progress from the
group stage in the last two seasons but they will
have high hopes of reaching the knockout stages after such a promising opening result.
"It was the perfect start," Dzeko told Sky Sports.
"The last two years we didn't do that. We know
that every team in the Champions League is
strong and we are very happy to go home with
three points." City did not have things all their own way as Plzen,
who came through three qualifying rounds to
reach this stage, gave a good account of
themselves in the first half.
City dominated after the break, however, and
ultimately ran out comfortable winners. "As you can see, after the first goal, we scored two
more and finished the game - but in first half it
was a little bit different. We had some chances to
score then after I scored it was easier," Dzeko
added.
The former Wolfsburg man is enjoying life under new boss Manuel Pellegrini, who left close-season
signings Alvaro Negredo and Stevan Jovetic on the
bench.
When asked if he was pleased the new manager
has put his faith in him, Dzeko continued: "It is
very important. We have a very good squad with some new players and they've brought a lot of
quality [in]. There are a lot of games until the end
of the season and everyone will get chance to
play."
Meanwhile, Toure added another spectacular
strike to his collection when he found the top corner from 25 yards. The Ivory Coast midfielder
was similarly delighted to make such a positive
start to the campaign.
He said: "We had the desire, we wanted to win the
game. It is always very hard in the Champions
League and they played well. "The last two years were disappointing for fans
and the club. The target is to go to second round
and as far as possible after that but we will see."
City's next Group D outing is a mouth-watering
match-up with reigning champions Bayern
Munich at the Etihad on October 2.
champions, Yaya Toure added the second, while
Sergio Aguero put the seal on a fine away win for
Manuel Pellegrini's men
Edin Dzeko reflected on Manchester City's 3-0 Champions League victory over Viktoria Plzen as "the perfect start" to their Champions League
campaign.
City scored three goals in 10 second-half minutes
at the Doosan Arena to consign the Czech
champions to defeat in their Group D encounter.
Striker Dzeko opened the scoring and Yaya Toure added a stunning second before Sergio Aguero,
who also struck a post, capped a fine individual
display with a third goal after 58 minutes.
Big-spending City have failed to progress from the
group stage in the last two seasons but they will
have high hopes of reaching the knockout stages after such a promising opening result.
"It was the perfect start," Dzeko told Sky Sports.
"The last two years we didn't do that. We know
that every team in the Champions League is
strong and we are very happy to go home with
three points." City did not have things all their own way as Plzen,
who came through three qualifying rounds to
reach this stage, gave a good account of
themselves in the first half.
City dominated after the break, however, and
ultimately ran out comfortable winners. "As you can see, after the first goal, we scored two
more and finished the game - but in first half it
was a little bit different. We had some chances to
score then after I scored it was easier," Dzeko
added.
The former Wolfsburg man is enjoying life under new boss Manuel Pellegrini, who left close-season
signings Alvaro Negredo and Stevan Jovetic on the
bench.
When asked if he was pleased the new manager
has put his faith in him, Dzeko continued: "It is
very important. We have a very good squad with some new players and they've brought a lot of
quality [in]. There are a lot of games until the end
of the season and everyone will get chance to
play."
Meanwhile, Toure added another spectacular
strike to his collection when he found the top corner from 25 yards. The Ivory Coast midfielder
was similarly delighted to make such a positive
start to the campaign.
He said: "We had the desire, we wanted to win the
game. It is always very hard in the Champions
League and they played well. "The last two years were disappointing for fans
and the club. The target is to go to second round
and as far as possible after that but we will see."
City's next Group D outing is a mouth-watering
match-up with reigning champions Bayern
Munich at the Etihad on October 2.
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