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Rosler: Man City cannot let Aguero leave

Uwe Rosler has urged Manchester City to keep Sergio Aguero.

There continues to be uncertainty surrounding the Etihad Stadium future of the Argentine striker after he fell out of favour with Pep Guardiola following the January arrival of Gabriel Jesus.

But Aguero swiftly returned to the starting line-up after Jesus was sidelined with injury and has been in solid scoring form in recent weeks.

Former City striker Rosler says he would never get rid of a player like Aguero who he feels is now buying into the way Guardiola want to play.

"I would never lose him - I'm a big Aguero fan," Rosler said on Sky Sports' Goals on Sunday program.

"When you have someone like him in your squad and you're aiming for titles on every level, you can't let somebody go like him.

"In a club like Manchester City, there is no player certain to start every game. You need to be competitive on all fronts. There has to be rotation, especially when you see the pace at which Manchester City are playing at now.

"The pace of their game with Liverpool was unbelievable, breath-taking. You need two world-class No 9's - and Aguero is one of them."

Rosler added: "When you compare Aguero from last season to this season, you can see a massive change.

"A change in terms of courage, high-speed running and a willingness to counter-press. Plus, he still scores goals. You can see Aguero is trying to buy into the ideals of Guardiola.

"What he does off the ball this year, is far more than he did last year."

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