Sergio Aguero is losing his fight to be fit for City’s clash at home to Aston Villa on Saturday.
The Blues striker has been ruled out of Argentina’s World Cup qualifier against Venezuela tomorrow night, with the adductor strain which he picked up during the 4-0 win at Blackburn last week.
Aguero joined up with the Argentina squad after picking up the injury, and was initially optimistic that he would at least be fit for this week’s game.
But the player, expected to fly back to Manchester on Wednesday, could even face a race to get fit for the Manchester derby a week on Sunday.
| BEST XI (3-4-3) | |
| De Gea | 92 |
| Williams | 62.5 |
| Rangel | 56 |
| Jones | 54.5 |
| Nani | 83.5 |
| Silva | 82 |
| Young | 77.5 |
| Dempsey | 77.5 |
| Rooney | 135 |
| Aguero | 115 |
| Dzeko | 95.5 |
| TOTAL | 931 |
| OTHER TOP SCORERS | |
| Van Persie | 86 |
| Hart | 77.5 |
| Suarez | 69 |
| Vorm | 68.5 |
| Lampard | 67.5 |
| Di Santo | 65 |
| Given | 65 |
| M.Petrov | 63.5 |
| Van Der Vaart | 63 |
| Anderson | 60.5 |
| Agbonlahor | 60 |
| AVG 10+ (MIN 3 GAMES) | |
| Rooney | 22.5 |
| Aguero | 16 |
| Dzeko | 15.92 |
| De Gea | 15.33 |
| Sturridge | 15 |
| Zamora | 14.75 |
| Adebayor | 13.75 |
| Young | 12.92 |
| Van Der Vaart | 12.6 |
| Van Persie | 12.29 |
| Nani | 11.93 |
| Silva | 11.71 |
| Lampard | 11.25 |
| Bramble | 11.17 |
| Hart | 11.07 |
| Dempsey | 10.36 |
| Ba | 10 |
"Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has revealed positive news over the groin injury he sustained against Blackburn on Saturday.I'm delighted at this news as I very nearly dropped him to barndoor a replacement, as I feared it could be a long term injury. I'd be surprised if he was actually risked by Argentina but the break should give him time to fully recover ready for Villa at home in Week 8.
The Blues forward limped off in the first half, and with Carlos Tevez suspended by the club pending an investigation into his actions last week in the Champions League, City's striking options began to look a touch thin.
But Aguero tweeted on Monday that he had linked up with the Argentina squad and will be monitored there. Argentina face Chile on Friday in Buenos Aires before taking on Venezuela on Porto La Cruz on Tuesday."
"Wayne Rooney and Javier Hernandez are fit for tomorrow. They trained very well yesterday, which is pleasing. We'll hopefully have Jonny Evans back too."
"Walcott, Gervinho and Koscielny will all be late tests and very late decisions. Saturday or even Sunday morning. Walcott looks the most likely to have a chance. Koscielny maybe less. He is recovering well but the game may come too soon."
"Mancini said he was "furious" with the striker and he reiterated at a team meeting on Thursday that he would not tolerate any more of his players disputing his decisions. The club have decided not to fine Dzeko but he has been warned about his conduct and is hoping to make amends at Ewood Park."
Roberto Mancini revealed that striker Carlos Tevez refused to come onto the pitch in Manchester City's UEFA Champions League defeat against Bayern Munich.
The Italian admitted in his post-match interview that the Argentine striker 'let his side down' after staying on the bench and will never play for the club again.
There was more trouble for Mancini when striker Edin Dzeko shouted at his manager when he was substituted in the 56th minute and then threw his tracksuit to the floor.
Mancini stated: "Dzeko had a poor game. In terms of being unhappy, it should be me, not him. This is the last time with me a player will do this."
There were also reports that Dzeko, Tevez and Pablo Zabaleta were all involved in an angry confrontation with Mancini as the second half wore on. Mancini's assistant David Platt had to try to restore some sense of order as the bizarre scenes raged but City were in chaos on and off the pitch.
"I stuck with Rooney over Van Persie in the end but I've put a £10 bet on Van Persie to score two or more goals so that should soften the blow if he goes points crazy against Bolton."
