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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Nick Ames

Sergio Agüero: injury record since joining Manchester City

Sergio Agüero Manchester City
Sergio Agüero, left, suffers knee ligament injury early in Manchester City's 1-0 defeat of Everton. Photograph: Matt West/BPI/Rex

2011-12

October: Injures groin against Blackburn on 1 October. Out for two weeks, misses one game

October: Suffers recurrence of groin injury while away with Argentina. Misses two World Cup qualifiers, returns to City fit enough to come off bench against Villarreal

March: Injures foot against Chelsea and suffers reaction to medical spray. Out for two weeks, misses two games

2012-13

August : Sustains knee injury early in first Premier League match of season against Southampton. Out for month, misses three games but returns to bench against Real Madrid on 18 September

January: First hamstring injury at City, sustained on 1 January against Stoke. Out for two and a half weeks, misses two games and returns to bench against Fulham on 19 January

February: Injures knee at end of February. Out for one month, misses three games and returns against Newcastle on 30 March

April: Feels tightness in hamstring against Wigan on 17 April and is substituted. Unused substitute in next match at Tottenham Hotspur

2013-14

September: Picks up knock against Manchester United. Out for a week, misses one game

December: Injures calf against Arsenal. Out for month, misses eight games

January: Injures hamstring in first half against Tottenham. Out for month, misses five games and returns for Capital One Cup final on 2 March

March: Replaced at half-time against Barcelona with another hamstring problem. Out for month, misses five games and returns against Liverpool on 13 April

May: Injures groin against Everton. Out for week, misses one game

World Cup 2014

Suffers muscle injury in left leg against Nigeria; misses Argentina’s first two knockout stage games, coming off bench in semi-final and final

2014-15

September: Knee problem confines him to 16-minute appearance as substitute at Bayern Munich but returns to starting lineup against Chelsea four days later

December: Injures knee ligaments in defeat of Everton and likely to miss Wednesday’s Champions League match against Roma at least

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