Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero.
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Whatever happens, Aguero is certain to miss Argentina’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers after the striker pulled out of the global squad with a calf strain.
Sterling has started his second season at the Etihad superbly. scoring twice in City’s 3-1 win over West Ham on Sunday.
Aguero will not risk his fitness ahead of the first Manchester derby of the season, but his participation is far from guaranteed. We have to be focused every day on what we are doing, and be ready for the derby against Manchester United [on September 10].
Raheem Sterling and Fernandinho scored in the opening 18 minutes for City, which carved West Ham open at will in a dominant first-half display that showed Guardiola’s influence is already rubbing off on his players. “I didn’t see it so I can not comment”. Yes, it’s true the FA does provide bans to players retroactively for horrific fouls, but it’s vanishingly rare that they do so in a case where the referee has clearly witnessed the incident.
“When you see how many chances we create, they scored with their first chance”, Guardiola told Sky Sports.
“It’s good to have a manager who not just talks to me, but makes the whole team feel really welcome, makes everyone feel they are all one, whether you are starting or not”.
Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero says competing with Zlatan Ibrahimovic for the Premier League golden boot is not on his mind. We wanted to change the shape. Not just for me, but the other players as well, the whole team. West Ham boss Slaven Bilic immediately removed Reid after the clash but later explained that it was a tactical decision as the centre-back had to make way for Jonathan Calleri.
“If I am able to do as well as the previous season then I will keep growing as a player”. Second half he was better, but of course we are so pleased.
“I don’t agree that I have been revitalised under Guardiola”, he said.
Jose Mourinho and Guardiola have both made flawless starts to their time in Manchester having won their opening three games this season.
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“I am new here so I don’t know how it works”, the Spaniard added. We are hungry, ready and pushing to win the games.
