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Man City's Aguero: Messi, van Persie and Ronaldo world's best

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has rated Lionel Messi as the world's best player with Robin van Persie and Cristiano Ronaldo next.

The Argentine ace was asked to name his top three strikers by a fan during a video segment called 'asksergio' for the City's official website with his initial response fairly biased.

"Messi, Messi and Messi," Aguero said of the Barcelona star and his national teammate.

But he quickly altered that remark by adding Arsenal captain van Persie and Real Madrid superstar Ronaldo to that group.

"Van Persie, and if I have to choose another, [Cristiano] Ronaldo," he added.

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