Shaun Goater, Peter Doherty, Colin Bell, Erik Brook. These are some of The Citizens’ greatest legends. With the likes of Carlos Tevez and David Silva also in that bracket, there is one player who simply has to stand out of all these names. Sergio Aguero, who moved from Atletico Madrid after his great goal scoring record, picking up from where he left, has now attained legendary status in the Premier League.
His performances in the blue shirt are just staggering. Since his move in 2011, he has played in excess of 260 games and found the back of the net 177 times surpassing Erik Brook’s record after he scored against Burnley in a 3-0 win.
We take note one of the greatest comebacks ever scripted in the history of football when City beat QPR 3-2 going on to be crowned champion after 44 years. The winner struck by the man Sergio Aguero himself was one of the many breathtaking moments he has produced at the Etihad.
Being an ever reliant force for City, he has produced some stunning strikes. Strikes that have a mixture of deft, elegance, power and precision. He’s got all the ingredients in his game and every season his rendition of stroking the ball into the net gets better and better. His touch of brilliance has rescued City on numerous occasions. The pressure of his high price tag back then never seemed to get to him as he has been dispensing his skills on a consistent basis.
Some of these stats show why he’s the pick of the lot. He averages 0.69 goals per games, given his average shots per game that adds up to 3.4. The ex Atletico Madrid star won the Golden Boot award in the 2014-15 season racing to 26 premier goals. All be it, the talisman has made the cut for top 4 in the Golden Boot winners list every season, missing out just once in 2012 since his move to the Premier League. Now that is what you call consistency.
He has fought for his place given that City some high profile signings of strikers. Carlos Tevez, Emmanuel Adebayor, Stevan Jovetic, Alvaro Negredo, Gabriel Jesus to name a few. It was even suspected that Aguerro might fall out of favour under Guardiola after Jesus started games for City last season. He’s fought through that storm as well, proving once again why he is City’s all-time best striker. The Argentine has not only proven that he is still the best but also show his new Manager what a brutal force City can be upfront with him and Gabriel Jesus. This was after repeated suggestions that the two might not be able to create a partnership up front.
He has a special place in the hearts of the City fans due to the fact that he stayed at the club despite interests from multiple clubs. His performances and love for the club frankly tell everyone why he is one of Manchester City’s greatest legends.
