Departing Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero was unhappy with manager Pep Guardiola earlier this year, it has been claimed.

The Athletic says Aguero and Guardiola went weeks without speaking in March.

They report that the striker's problem has been with the manager, who made the decision not to offer him a new contract this summer.

Sources close to Aguero say he has been left hurt by the way his departure has been handled or the fact that he has to leave at all.

It is also claimed that the pair were not on speaking terms in the weeks following the confirmation of his exit back in March.

The striker is also said to have been fit enough to play in recent weeks, despite not making the squad for four of City's last seven league games.

Despite their apparent differences in the last few months, the pair embraced one another during City's title celebrations on Sunday.