The Sky Blues’ greatest goalscorer has been eased back into the team in recent weeks following his lengthy spell on the sidelines.
Pep Guardiola expressed his delight over Sergio Aguero’s return from injury after the cameoed in Manchester City’s Premier League outing on Saturday.
The Argentine replaced Ferran Torres for the final 13 minutes in the 2-0 win over Newcastle United to make only his fourth league appearance of the season.
He was forced off with a hamstring issue in his last start back in October while a knee injury suffered in the summer had kept him on the sidelines before that.
The 32-year-old was unable to find the net in his first match after a lengthy absence but put on a lively performance.
Aguero is now in contention to make his first start in the Premier League in almost two months at Everton on Monday night.
“We discussed with [assistant coaches] Juanma [Lillo] and Rodolfo [Borrell] whether to start with Sergio. I need him,” Guardiola said, via Goal.
“Today was very good news in general in that in the 20 minutes Sergio played, we saw him sharp and dynamic. This is incredible news for us.
“We need him, absolutely. We have to be careful. We cannot do what we did in the past, when he comes back and then gets injured. I still want to handle the minutes but I saw him well. I love this guy.”
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