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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 23693691" data-attributes="member: 158020">Hoffenheim 1 Manchester City 2:  Silva settles it late on   <img src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1/2018/10/02/22/4709884-6232359-David_Silva_of_Manchester_City_celebrates_scoring_a_goal_that_wo-a-1_1538516101512.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   Manchester City recovered from an abysmal start to end a run of four  consecutive Champions League defeats with a 2-1 victory at Hoffenheim.Pep  Guardiola's side, who suffered a 2-1 loss at home to Lyon in their Group F  opener, fell behind inside 44 seconds on Tuesday.     But the Premier League champions bounced back to end the longest losing  streak of an English side in the competition's history.    City, who were beaten in their last-16 second-leg clash with Basel before  losing twice to Liverpool in the quarter-finals last season, quickly levelled  through Sergio Aguero.And the turnaround was completed late on courtesy of David  Silva's opportunistic strike just three minutes from time.   In the first meeting between the sides, the Bundesliga outfit wasted no time  in forging ahead, Ishak Belfodil coolly converting following Kerem Demirbay's  throughball.    But that stung the visitors into life and when Silva deftly picked out Leroy  Sane, the former Schalke star squared for Aguero – who overcame a foot injury to  retain his place – to tap home.    Raheem Sterling was denied by Oliver Baumann at the end of a strong run and  Aguero volleyed over on the stretch after excellent trickery from Sane, with  City piling on the pressure.Baumann produced a stunning one-handed stop to  thwart Aguero again before the break, but the hosts regained a foothold in the  second half.   For the opening 25 minutes, Julian Nagelsmann's side contained City without  managing to create much for themselves.Sane had a strong shout for a penalty  waved away when he took a tumble in the box after Baumann rushed out to meet  him.   But City finally got the winner after Stefan Posch was caught dallying  inside the area, allowing Silva to find the bottom-right corner with typical  assuredness.</blockquote>

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