MICAH RICHARDS: If I had to pick someone to score to save my life, it would be Sergio Aguero

I’m devastated. That was my initial reaction as someone who loves Manchester City and who feels honoured to have played alongside Sergio Aguero. Not only is he an incredible player, he is an incredible person — one of the most humble you could meet. I owe a lot to him.

For starters, without this man I would not be a Premier League title winner!

Aguero turns 33 in June. Do I believe he’s still got plenty to give? Of course I do. A fully fit Aguero, even at his age, can score you 15, 20 goals a season.

This is not a striker who is over the hill, so that’s why this decision is difficult for me to accept. He is arguably the best striker to grace the Premier League, up there with Alan Shearer and Thierry Henry.

The amazing thing is, I remember wondering what all the fuss was about when he started training with us. But once he walked on to the pitch in a competitive game, boy, did he prove he was special.

I was lucky enough to provide the assist for his first City goal, at Swansea in 2011.

I said to him: ‘Sergio! Where did that come from? In training, I didn’t see this!’ He smiled and said: ‘Training tranquillo! The game is important!’ What a man. If I had to pick someone to score to save my life, it would be Aguero, every single time.