But the former France worldwide seems to be back in Guardiola’s good books, impressing during his surprise 15-minute cameo as City maintained their ideal start to the Premier League season with a 3-1 victory over West Ham on Sunday.
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The forward could miss the derby on September 10, along with the following fixtures against Bournemouth and Swansea City, should he face retrospective punishment for appearing to deliberately elbow Winston Reid.
That would see him miss the Manchester derby at Old Trafford in City’s next game.
“The manager has been in the game a long time, won stuff, worked with young players and worked with great players”.
City scored after just seven minutes when Raheem Sterling scored after an excellent team move.
Their intensity dropped after the break and West Ham pulled a goal back through Michail Antonio – who was handed his first England call-up later on Sunday – but Sterling then wrapped things up in stoppage time with another cool finish.
Noble said: “I don’t know what it was about really but I know he can’t really talk”.
Kolarov said: “On the first day when we came in for pre-season he tried me in that position”.
“If we lose him, we lose him”.
A ban would mean that the Argentina global would miss Manchester City’s first game after the worldwide break – the crucial Manchester Derby at Old Trafford.
Aguero injured himself in Manchester City’s 3-1 victory against West Ham at the weekend.
Bilic said: “I didn’t see it at all”.
“We controlled the whole game but with the one chance they had they scored a goal, You know the Premier League and even when you are 2-0 ahead it is never finished – you have to focus on every ball”.
“It gives us hope, that when the players who are out injured come back after the global break, that it’s going to be different”.
West Ham skipper Mark Noble said Reid was left unable to speak properly in the dressing room afterwards.
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“Of course we are so pleased about his spirit”.
