Manchester City are set to announce Sergio Aguero has extended his contract at the club by a further year, keeping him The Etihad until 2020.
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“That shows how good he is, after three or four months out”, Guardiola said. We will see and talk to the doctors.
“He has to know that behind him there is a team that is going to help him if he is going to help us”.
Guardiola became the first City manager in history to win his first seven games in charge with the 4-0 humbling of Borussia Monchengladbach on Wednesday.
It was the Germany international’s first game since April, when he dislocated his right kneecap, and he slotted right into Guardiola’s team – much to the coach’s surprise.
“Tough challenges are waiting for us, but we are all excited to prove ourselves and do our best”. “I think today it is a good moment to enjoy our football with the fans”. We can not forget where we are – in September.
It is said that the deal was actually struck in principle as far back as January, even before new manager Pep Guardiola breathed new life into the squad and the club as a whole.
Guardiola effectively ruled playmaker David Silva out of Saturday’s match with a knock.
“I thought he was not ready to play 90 minutes, but he played with the quality he has”, said the City manager. I don’t think it’s a big, big problem but it happened two days ago so I don’t think he’ll be able to play.
“What I can tell him is there is a team behind him that is going to help him”.
On Gundogan, he added: “I’m thinking about it – I don’t know”. “The stadium was not completely full so the only thing we can do is play good so the people at home say, ‘Wow, next time I will be there.’ We have to be so proud to play in this competition”.
“We will see tomorrow”.
Since replacing Manuel Pellegrini, Guardiola has won each of his seven games in charge of the North-West club and ahead of his side’s trip to the Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon, Howe has acknowledged that his players can not afford to under-perform.
“But we’ve been working and improving in the last three years”. But after that you start to think again about the next one.
‘Vincent [Kompany] is close but not yet.
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Gundogan came into the starting lineup after David Silva was withdrawn having been named in the original starting lineup on Tuesday, with the game postponed 24 hours due to torrential rain.
