Sergio Aguero’s superb strike in Manchester City’s 2-0 win at Crystal Palace edged the forward closer to a Premier League record for the most goals scored with one club.
The Argentinian’s 182nd goal for Man City in the competition moved him one behind Wayne Rooney’s total with Manchester United.
If he does surpass the mark in his final four PL matches before leaving the club in the summer, Karen Carney, the former England Women’s player, says it would be deserved.
“I wonder now, get the title done, get the Champions League and then give him a run-in that he could potentially break that record,” Carney said before the victory that moved City within three points of a fifth PL title. “He would deserve that because … he’s been fantastic.”
Aguero could break the record in home fixtures against Chelsea and Everton as well as trips to Newcastle United and Brighton & Hove Albion before he leaves for pastures new.
Meanwhile Agüero claims he is not yet thinking about the club honouring him with a statue at the Etihad Stadium, instead focusing on continuing to help push the Blues towards more titles this season.
Sergio Agüero put in an impressive 90 minutes against Crystal Palace on Saturday, moving Manchester City one step closer to securing yet another Premier League title – their third in four seasons.
When asked about the statue that will eventually be built to honour his contribution to the club, Agüero chose to focus on the present task at hand – continuing to play football.
“The club, when they told me, I told them I don’t want nothing. Honestly, I prefer to wait until the end because I said three or four years ago, I’ll let them decide inside. I’ll play until the end, it’s my job,” he told BT Sport after the match at Selhurst Park.
Sergio Agüero impressed in his MOTM performance, scoring the goal that secured all three points for the Blues.