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​Man City boss Guardiola flags Aguero return against Marseille

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is hopeful of naming Sergio Aguero on the bench against Marseille.

The Citizens are playing their final group stage game in the Champions League on Wednesday.

City are already top of the group and qualified for the knockout rounds.

It will allow Guardiola to perform some rotation ahead of the Manchester derby at the weekend.

"Everyone is fit. Tomorrow we will decide [on the team]," Guardiola told reporters.

"We will decide tomorrow [whether Aguero is involved]. Maybe he will be on the bench.

"Tomorrow we will see his reaction to his body, not just his knee.

"But the important thing is in the last three, four days he was part of the group and the niggles he had in the recent past disappeared.

"He will be back [playing regularly] when he can train regularly over weeks and weeks and has minutes, minutes, minutes.

"We know Sergio well. He is working incredibly hard to come back. That is the most important thing.

"He needs a little time but we must be patient. We want him back but if the knee responds well he will be back, for sure.

"His quality no-one doubts.

"Everyone has played a lot of minutes, so like I said before we will play to win. I put the best I can put out for a specific game. There isn't one team for one competition. Everyone is involved and can be part of the team.

"If someone makes a lot of mins or played a lot, then it would be a risk. But what I saw today, everyone is fit."

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