Manchester City have suffered a blow after Sergio Aguero was ruled out of their Premier League clash with struggling Cardiff City.
The Argentine striker, who is the top scorer in the Premier League with 19 goals so far this season, won't feature Neil Warnock makes title race promise to Liverpool fans after backtracking on Man City threat on Wednesday night.
Aguero's absence is good news for Liverpool, who need City to stumble if they are going to retain top spot in the table.
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City boss Pep Guardiola confirmed: “Sergio didn't train the last two days.
"Tomorrow he's not able (to play). So hopefully next Saturday (against Brighton in the FA Cup) or next Tuesday (against Tottenham in the Champions League) he will be back, but we will see the evolution of the next days.”
Neil Warnock makes title race promise to Liverpool fans after backtracking on Man City threat
Aguero was taken off after complaining of discomfort in his leg during last Saturday's 2-0 win at Fulham.
He's currently two goals ahead of Liverpool duo Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane in the race for the Golden Boot. Fellow Premier League frontmen Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Harry Kane are also on 17 league goals.
