Sergio Aguero insists he does not have a problem with being left out
of the Manchester City team ahead of Thursday's decisive derby with
Manchester United in the Premier League.
The Argentina international endured a spell on the bench for City
following the January arrival of Brazilian Gabriel Jesus, who then
suffered a fractured metatarsal that kept him out of action for two
months.
Aguero was on target for the fifth game in a row when he scored in
Sunday's FA Cup semi-final defeat to Arsenal and the 28-year-old insists
there was no issue with manager Pep Guardiola during his time out of
the team.
"I've always adapted to whatever the manager has decided," Aguero
told Sky Sports. "When I was on the bench, it wasn't a problem.
"Pep spoke to me and told me he was going with Gabriel Jesus. I just
had to keep training hard and trying to do well when I got the chance to
restore the manager's confidence in me.
"Gabriel Jesus then picked up an injury against Bournemouth. I came
on in the second half, after almost 25 days without playing 90 minutes.
I
had that initial feeling of distress and nerves linked to his injury.
Gabriel Jesus was very unfortunate to be out for two months, so I had
the chance to restore the manager's faith in me.
"Luckily, things are going well for me. I'm happy that he's back now
and that means I'll have to be much more focused and alert when I play.
If I have to start on the bench once again, I'll have to accept it.
That's football. I always respect my coaches and I certainly respect
Pep. I just want to play and give my all until the end of the season."
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