Sergio Aguero 'a candidate for world player of year'
Manager Manuel Pellegrini raves about Argentina striker - and not just because of his four-goal salvo against Spurs
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini believes Sergio Aguero must be a candidate for the Fifa Ballon d’Or world player of the year award if he can stay fit.
The Argentina striker, 26, scored all four goals, converting two of his three penalties, as Premier League champions City beat Tottenham 4-1 at Eastlands on Saturday to remain five points behind leaders Chelsea.
When he is 100 per cent fit he will demonstrate everything. He is one of the top three or four strikers in the world
Aguero’s performance was truly fit for a king, with Juan Carlos, the former monarch of Spain, among the crowd after being invited by Blues chairman Khaldoon al Mubarak.
It also saw him become City’s all-time top-scorer in the Premier League with 61 goals in 95 appearances since his 38-million pound move from Atletico Madrid in 2011.
The forward was hampered by a series of injuries last season that contributed to him only starting 20 of City’s 38 league games.
He still managed 17 league goals but is already almost halfway to that figure after taking his total for the current campaign to nine with his impressive performance against Spurs.