Viktoria Plzen 0-3 Manchester City: Pellegrini's men off to flyer in Champions League

Goals from Edin Dzeko, Yaya Toure and Sergio Aguero gave the Premier League giants the perfect start to their European campaign in the Czech Republic on Tuesday night.

Manchester City romped to a 3-0 win at Viktoria Plzen in their opening Champions League game of 2013-14 on Tuesday night.

Edin Dzeko opened the scoring and Yaya Toure's stunning strike doubled City's lead before Sergio Aguero stunned the Czech champions with a third soon after.

Cardiff City 3-2 Manchester City: Campbell consigns Pellegrini's men to shock defeat

The former Manchester United striker struck twice to earn the newly-promoted hosts a remarkable upset win in the Welsh capital.

Frazier Campbell headed a second-half double as Cardiff City marked their first home game in the Premier League with a stunning 3-2 victory over Manchester City.

The Welsh side had had to come from behind to secure the three points, with Edin Dzeko having fired the visitors into the lead in the 52nd minute with an outstanding strike from distance.

City were not ahead for long, though, as Iceland international Aron Gunnarsson netted a close-range finish on the hour, after Campbell had seen his effort saved by goalkeeper Joe Hart.

Dortmund boss Klopp dismisses Dzeko talk

The Manchester City striker has previously revealed he will one day return to Bundesliga, but the German champions' manager insists he will not be arriving at Westfalenstadion

Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp has dismissed reports linking Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko with a move to the Bundesliga champions.

The Bosnia international revealed in February that he "would love" a return to Germany after a successful four-year spell with Wolfsburg between 2007 and 2011.

But Dortmund general manager Hans-Joachim Watzke similarly rejected claims in the press on Tuesday, and now Klopp has followed suit.

"This is total nonsense and no more funny," Watzke told sports news agency SID.

Dzeko scored 85 goals during his time in Bundesliga, and has admitted that infrequent appearances for the Premier League champions could force him to look elsewhere for regular first-team football - despite being City’s top goalscorer this season with 13 goals in all competitions.

And Klopp, regardless of a large financial windfall from Dortmund’s run in the Champions League this term, insists a move for the striker, who cost City £27 million two years ago, would be infeasible for his club.

Klopp, who previously described Dzeko as "extraordinary", added at a press conference on Thursday: "Dzeko is a good player but he is sadly beyond our means."

Dortmund’s current first-choice striker, Robert Lewandowski, has long been linked with a move away from Westfalenstadion – with Manchester United reportedly long-term admirers.