Pep Guardiola has stated Sergio Agüero will be out for a few weeks as he recovers from Covid in a further blow to Manchester City’s prospects.
City lead the Premier League by three points and have a game in hand, are in the Carabao Cup final and remain in the FA Cup and Champions League. Yet no player has reached double figures for goals. Phil Foden, Raheem Sterling and Ilkay Gündogan have nine each in all competitions, with the German their top scorer in the league with seven..
Of Agüero, City’s record goalscorer, Guardiola said: “Sergio needs time – he suffered Covid and needs weeks to feel ready. He is still not training on the field. He started to move a little yesterday.
“He will need a few weeks to come back. But he is [Covid] negative; this is the most important thing. He is healthy again and now he will come again. As the top scorer, he is important for us.”
City have won their past 12 matches in all competitions, a sequence that includes nine victories in January, the most in any month by a team since the Football League’s inauguration in 1888.
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Guardiola said fear was a motivator for him. “Always I have a feeling I could lose a game. When you ask me what drives you, mainly it is this kind of situation. It is insecurity and a bit scary that I can lose a game. That is why I need to work more. Why should you stop if you are able to win? Why not do what you need to do to win a game? It comes from there.”
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