Manchester City star returns to the line-up for West Ham clash

Guardiola’s men have received a huge boost for Saturday’s Premier League match against West Ham United at the Etihad.

Sergio Aguero makes his first start for Manchester City in four months as one of seven changes for the Premier League match against West Ham.

Aguero has endured an injury-hit campaign, having only made five league appearances to date. After over a month of no action, however, he returned in the 2-0 Champions League win over Borussia Monchengladbach midweek in a 10-minute cameo. Therefore, Pep Guardiola has put him back into the line-up for the first time since October – ironically against West Ham.

The Citizens boss has also recalled Kevin De Bruyne, Riyad Mahrez, Oleksandr Zinchenko, John Stones. Fernandinho, and Ferran Torres.

While Raheem Sterling, Gabriel Jesus, Phil Foden, and Bernardo Silva have been dropped to the bench.

The big news coming out of West Ham, on the other hand, is the absence of first-choice keeper Lukasz Fabianski. The former Arsenal man is out of the squad altogether, with Darren Randolph starting in goal and Nathan Trott on the bench as a back-up.

Fabianski reportedly suffered an elbow injury in training on Friday.