Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola hails Aguero as forward returns after a year’s injury break and scores off penalty in 3-0 win over Fulham
Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero scores from the penalty spot during an EPL match against Fulham on Saturday. Pic/Getty Images
Manchester City showed their strength in depth as a much-changed side by Pep Guardiola won 3-0 at Fulham on Saturday to stretch their lead at the top of the Premier League to 17 points. All three goals came in the first 15 minutes of the second-half as John Stones, Gabriel Jesus and Sergio Aguero struck to take City ever closer to a third league title in four years.
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Manchester United have two games in hand on the runaway leaders, but City need a maximum of just 14 points from their final eight games to claim the title. Aguero’s appearances have been restricted this season by injuries and testing positive for COVID-19. City’s all-time top scorer had not netted in the Premier League since January 2020, but when Ferran Torres was felled inside the box by Tosin Adarabioyo, the Argentine quickly grabbed the ball. Failure to score from the spot has been one of City’s few weaknesses this season, but restored to penalty duty, Aguero made no mistake. “
Pep Guardiola
For him score a goal is everything,” said Guardiola. “The dynamic of the season is good,” said Guardiola.
“The second-half was so important. It is an important victory for us and we are closer.”
Guardiola’s men are still on course for a historic quadruple of trophies this season. Ahead of their return to Champions League action against Borussia Monchengladbach in Budapest on Tuesday, the Catalan coach made seven changes with Kevin De Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan and Riyad Mahrez among those left on the bench for the full 90 minutes. “I will arrive well in Budapest through rotating,” added Guardiola, who has made a Premier League high 94 changes to his line-ups this season. “Sometimes the players don’t believe me, I want everyone involved. Sometimes it is difficult but everyone has to make a contribution to win games and we will arrive at the end of the season fighting as best as possible.”
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