Manchester City reacted by scoring through Sergio Aguero, youngster Taylor Harwood-Bellis - who deflected in a shot from Stones - and Phil Foden as the holders made a successful start to their title defence with a 4-1 win.
The Brazilian's first goal in the 51st minute was a fine curled finish after being played in by Ilkay Gundogan.
The champions are third in the league with a target now of overhauling Leicester a point away - rather than Liverpool who are 14 points in front of Man City.
Matt Doherty scored in the 90th minute to help Wolves complete a comeback 3-2 win over 10-man Manchester City on Friday.
Pep Guardiola went on to laud Sergio Aguero for being so humble despite being a big soccer star and said replacing Aguero will be his biggest challenge.
Pep Guardiola's made a comeback to beat Leicester City 3-1 in the Premier League game at the Etihad Stadium.
Manchester United beat Colchester 3-0 while Manchester City got the better of Oxford 3-1 in the quarters of the League Cup.
Pictures in the British media also showed Arsenal managing director Vinai Venkatesham outside Arteta's house in the early hours of Monday.
In other matches: CParis Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel was paired with his former club, Borussia Dortmund; Lyon will take on Juventus; Tottenham will play Leipzig; and Atalanta will meet Valencia.
Manchester City returned to winning ways in the Premier League with a 3-0 victory over Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.
With Shakhtar Donetsk losing 3-0 to Atalanta in a match being played at the same time, Dinamo would have secured a runner-up finish behind City with a win at Stadion Maksimir.
During the second half of the Premier League's Manchester derby, police said they were called to reports of a “supporter making alleged racist gestures and sounds towards players.”
A week that started with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Manchester United job prospects looking uncertain ended with victories over Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola inside 70 hours.
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Manchester City closed the gap with Liverpool to 8 points, albeit with a game in hand as the side cruised to a 4-1 win over Burnley.
City are eight points behind Liverpool, having played a game more than the leaders in their wobbling title defence.
English Premier League champions Manchester City's parent company, CFG, on Thursday announced that they have bought a majority stake (65 %) in Mumbai City, making it the eighth club in their stable worldwide.
The Guardiola-coached English Premier League champions Manchester City's parent company, City Football Group, have bought a majority 65 per cent stake in Indian Super League franchise Mumbai City FC.
City Football Group will become the 65 per cent majority stakeholder of the club, alongside existing shareholders, actor Ranbir Kapoor and Bimal Parekh, who will keep the remaining 35 per cent.
Guardiola says Aguero will not be fit for the derby match against Manchester United in the league on Dec. 7
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