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Aguero aiming to be City's Maradona

Sergio Aguero is married to Diego Maradona's daughter © PA Photos

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Sergio Aguero is vowing to have the same impact at Manchester City that Diego Maradona did when playing for Napoli.

Aguero, who is married to Maradona's daughter, has scored six goals in four league games since moving to City for £38 million from Atletico Madrid this summer.

And he is vowing to spearhead City's charge towards the Premier League title, just as Maradona did at Napoli, who won Serie A twice, the UEFA Cup and the Coppa Italia when the Argentinean legend was in the team.

"I hope I can help Manchester City do great things like Diego did with Napoli," Aguero said. "I'm coming here to help the team develop and win titles, and if we can do that this year, it will be perfect. But we'll keep on trying to get better and better and I hope to play a big part in that."

Meanwhile, City boss Roberto Mancini has played down expectations ahead of the club's inaugural Champions League campaign, which kicks off against Napoli on Wednesday.

"I understand why people are getting excited but it is still early for us," Mancini said. "Yes, it's our target to improve, to win the Premier League and Champions League in the future. But let's see what happens in May. This group of players has only been together two months, and we need time.

"Of course, playing in the Champions League was all part of that project. But we are actually in the competition sooner than I thought we would be. The club has bought good players and we worked very hard and for these reasons we deserve to be where we are. But we still need to improve."

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