straight to your inboxPep Guardiola was encouraged by Sergio Aguero's latest cameo as the Manchester City striker fights his way back from injury.The last of Aguero's three starts this season came in October at West Ham when he was forced off with a hamstring issue, while the knee problem that kept him out before that has continued to sideline him since.
The absence of Gabriel Jesus after testing positive for Covid-19 has put more pressure on Aguero's fitness, and City's manager spoke with his assistants about whether they could start the Argentine striker against Newcastle before ultimately deciding that he was not in a good enough condition to play from the off.
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