‘Manchester City already have a Sergio Aguero replacement’

Despite losing their record scorer this summer, Lescott and Ferdinand believe Manchester City already an Aguero replacement.

Joleon Lescott and Rio Ferdinand reckon Raheem Sterling could the man to replace Sergio Aguero.

The Manchester City legend will leave once his contract ends in the summer. Rumors over who the club could sign as a replacement have naturally taken place, with Erling Haaland an alleged top target.

Pep Guardiola, though, has played down talk of a big-money signing in the summer transfer window.

Now Lescott and Ferdinand have suggested Sterling could be the reason for Guardiola’s stance, despite the winger struggling for regular game time recently.

Lescott, for one, thinks Sterling’s pace would prove useful for Guardiola.

“I think we’ve seen a number of players in that position and no one’s disappointed,” the former City defender said on BT Sport.

“That’s the beauty of having someone like Raheem – at any given day he’s going to be faster than anyone, so he could be having a quiet game and then all of a sudden inject his pace into the game and destroy teams.”

Ferdinand, meanwhile, reckons Sterling has proved he can adjust his game to playing in the middle.

“He’s scoring goals, and he needs to get into positions,” said the former Manchester United center-back.

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“That’s the difference. Since he’s come to Man City, he’s absorbing the coaching of where to be in the box to get opportunities and create chances.

“Twenty-four shots on target, 12 shots off target, and nine goals all within the goal mouth and that’s as a wide player.

“Wide players normally want to hug the touchline.

“If you want to get 23, 24 goals, you can’t be hanging around out wide. It’s not something that’s happened overnight, it’s something he’s looked at and it was nice to hear he’s almost become a student of the game.

“These are the areas he knows, if he’s in and around them, he’s going to score goals.

“You’ve got to do that and look at football – I feel not enough people watch football matches to learn.

“In between the sticks is where you’ll get chances to score goals, not hanging about out wide. Yes, he misses some chances, but you’ve got to be in there to have the opportunity to score.”