Man City great Sergio Aguero is set to play his final Premier League game on Sunday and is the competition's leading overseas goalscorer.
Sergio Agüero's predatory instincts mean he can continue to prosper after he leaves Manchester City, says Pep Guardiola.
Lion Agüero gets high Pep praise
Agüero will bring down the curtain on a glittering decade in the Premier League with City, when the recently crowned champions host Everton at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
There is, of course, the chance for a golden farewell in next week's Champions League final against Chelsea in Porto, but Agüero will enjoy an on-field tribute after full-time this weekend, with 10,000 fans allowed in attendance.
The Argentina striker is City's all-time leading goalscorer with 258 – 81 more than anyone else in the club's history – and has more goals to his name than any overseas player in the Premier League with 182.
He is one shy of Wayne Rooney's single-club Premier League record, set at Manchester United, and speaking ahead of the Everton match, Guardiola paid a glowing tribute while bemoaning the injury woes that have complicated Agüero's final season in Manchester.
"When he is fit and he has continuity in the training sessions and game, he is a guy like Romario," he said, referencing the Brazil great with whom he shared a dressing room at Barcelona.
"In five metres, he is like a lion in the jungle, making steps to kill the opponents. The biggest quality he has is a unique sense of goal. The last goal he scored at Crystal Palace defined Sergio perfectly.
"He needs the first control, two or three steps, then wow. If he plays until 35, 40, 45, he will always score a goal.
"It depends on his physical condition. When he is good in himself, he still can do whatever."
Agüero sat out Tuesday's trip to Brighton and Hove Albion, where City had Joao Cancelo sent off early on and went down to a 3-2 defeat.
The 32-year-old, who has been heavily linked with a move to Barcelona on a free transfer, is fit to play some part against Carlo Ancelotti's men.
"As much as he can play, he will play," Guardiola said. "He has been injured. Training these two days and tomorrow, we will decide."
Irrespective of what unfolds on the field this weekend, a hero's reception for Agüero – who unforgettably scored in injury time against Queens Park Rangers to secure the first of five Premier League crowns at City in 2012 – is guaranteed
"First of all, I said many times he is an incredibly nice person, funny one, humble one," Guardiola added.
"Being the legend that he is, being from Argentina and in this country where it is so difficult to score goals and do it for many, many years, I cannot imagine how many, many more goals he would have scored if he would have been able to be more fitter than he was in some seasons.
"He has incredible love from the backroom staff because he is a very nice player. The quality of the player, it is unnecessary to say anything else because his numbers and performances when he was fit were incredible.
"Everything he has done for this club in terms of titles, numbers and performances is incredible."
football4fun
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Many people dont know how guardiola and almost all coaches think. They are people measured by the result and the style of playing of the team. If the team is bad, they are bad. if the team is great, they are great. the result of the team consist of the stratgey of the coach and the skill of the player. how good the strategy if the player is bad. the result is not always great. All the player if they want to play, istn not depend on their history only. but its depend on thier current performance and the alternative the coach have. Poor for Aguero, his current performance isnt so good, besides that, the Alternatves gurdiola have is in great condition. based on this, Aguero will not a manchester plan sooner or later. its not cruelty. this is just the football thing. every man have their on start and end. just as simple as that.
MandownCity4life
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Guardiola should stop these nonsense antics... Everybody knows that Guardiola doesn't like Aguero In reality, this is what pep does to Aguero
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Is the same pep who has played aguero in every single match wen he was fit n kicking from 2016 till date so what u taking about
Kucntuy
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Lion but you dumped him, Barca want to take a play pep already dumped
Brazilian77
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True ☺️ but Pep has no choice but to praise him.. just to pleased city fans. If he is still so good why don't the club expand his contract??😂😂
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woddeikno
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True ☺️ but Pep has no choice but to praise him.. just to pleased city fans. If he is still so good why don't the club expand his contract??😂😂
Realmadridstar
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Lion in a pen
bluebloods
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Guardiola means to say that Aguero is absent because lions don’t live in jungles but in the Sahara 😏😂😂😂
JedKwesiga-theBest1
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when u got a talent........I mean u gotta use it.
oparemacus
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Guardiola should stop these nonsense antics... Everybody knows that Guardiola doesn't like Aguero In reality, this is what pep does to Aguero
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where do have your evidence of the hatred Guardiola have for Aguero?
Didweask
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Seriously no one cares @autty post something interesting coz you’re boring
youngebi
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no matter what aguero is good so stop biting him from d back
jiuciknz
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Legend Aguero is a true lion.
Brazilian77
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Wanbeloprs
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pep is problem
philgolden
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Guardiola should stop these nonsense antics... Everybody knows that Guardiola doesn't like Aguero In reality, this is what pep does to Aguero
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You clearly don't know their relationship off the pitch
Hicabcmuy
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Guardiola should stop these nonsense antics... Everybody knows that Guardiola doesn't like Aguero In reality, this is what pep does to Aguero
funbeiklnu
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He is a legend We will forever love you Your goals have caused us joy We are forever grateful
Anthovagasta
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Aguero trying to enter in the squad playing against Chelsea.
Charliechaplain
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pep jus prayin' him nw cause he's 'bout ti leave buh u n i kno dat u no longer usin' him n he's no longer in ur plans jus makin him a bench warmer even wen he's fit n also i kno he wil stil be on d bench durin d finals which is nt fair for a club legend.. imagine a legend nt playin' his final game for his club hw wil u feel if it was u pep???
Dzulfazli
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Anything can happens Pep