Don't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inbox One bad season was all it took.
It wasn't even in his hands - it's not as if he could no longer hit a barn door or had shown himself to be incapable of cutting it at the top level anymore.
No, he has been desperately unlucky with injuries for months and when he was finally set to return he was sidelined with Covid-19.
Just one bad season - in which he still has managed to score three goals in just five starts - and Sergio Aguero will be leaving Manchester City upon the expiration of his contract in the summer.
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