Friday, 3 February 2017

Manchester City need Sergio Agüero to be successful, says Pep Guardiola

• Manager publicly backs striker having dropped him for West Ham win
• He insists Agüero and Gabriel Jesus can play together in attack

Pep Guardiola has insisted Manchester City cannot be successful without Sergio Agüero and that he and Gabriel Jesus can play together.

Guardiola dropped Agüero for the 4-0 victory at West Ham United on Wednesday, which represented the third time this season the City manager has omitted the striker from his starting lineup. Jesus, the 19-year-old £27m January signing from Palmeiras, was preferred and scored a first goal for his new team.

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