Pep Guardiola is confident Sergio Aguero will get back to his best in time to help Manchester City at the crucial moment of the season.
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The Club’s visiting player has appeared in just nine games in a season plagued by injuries and COVID-19.
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After returning from the knee injury he suffered last season, Aguero missed five games with a hamstring problem, before being delayed back after coming in contact with someone with Coronavirus.
The striker has since tested himself, but his condition is improving and although Guardiola says it is too early to know when he will be ready to return, believes that No.10 City can make a significant contribution to the closing months of the season.
“The first three or four days he struggled [after testing positive], ”Guardiola explained ahead of City’s game against West Bromwich Albion.
“He felt so tired, but today he says he feels a lot better. Now is the time to do a negative test and then when he can, come back here and start moving and see how he feels from day to day.
“I can’t tell you [when he will be back]. I don’t know how to deal with it [from COVID-19] in the early days when he starts training.
“I’m so hopeful it will give us good, good months, from February or March to the end of the season.
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“I’m so optimistic, and he will help us in the times of need and give us the goals we need.
“I’m so confident it will happen.”
Two years ago, Vincent Kompany overcame injury problems to contribute seismically to the 2018/19 City title victory.
The legendary defender scored a crucial goal to secure a crucial win in our last game against Leicester City, which put us in the driving seat over Liverpool heading into the final game of the season. seasons.
While confident that Aguero ‘s return will have a positive impact, Guardiola reiterated that he needs to be patient with the Argentine, who he says will need time to get back to the top form.
“We hope it happens,” the Mayor said when asked if his rival could reproduce Kompany’s heroes.
“Vincent had a great quality where he could be out for two months, train once and play well.
“I don’t know if Sergio has the quality to go out immediately and do it, because he needs the set level to score a goal.
“It simply came to our notice then. We see on the training pitch and it is easy to understand when one player is fit or not.
“We hope he can help us with his outstanding quality that makes him one of the best strikers of all time – not just in England, in the history of football. coise. ”
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