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City relief as Aguero injury is not as bad as feared

ESPN staff
August 22, 2012
Sergio Aguero's injury is not as bad as first feared © Getty Images
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Manchester City expect striker Sergio Aguero to be back in action within a month after suffering a knee injury, having initially feared he could be out for as long as six months.

Aguero was stretchered off after tweaking his right knee during City's opening 3-2 win against Southampton in the Premier League on Sunday, before immediately going for a scan.

And, after a period of assessment and treatment, manager Roberto Mancini has confirmed that the Argentine should be back in action after the forthcoming international break.

Aguero should miss just two league games for City; against Liverpool on Sunday and QPR a week later.

"I don't think Sergio will be out for long and we are hoping he will be back after the international break which is obviously fantastic news for him and for us," said Mancini. "We were very worried a couple of days ago because we feared he could be out for six months or maybe even more which would have been very bad news.

"It looked like a very strange injury at the time and because it was his knee, we were obviously very concerned so this news is a relief for everybody."

Mancini is hopeful Aguero will be fit enough to be selected for the game against Stoke City on September 15. There was also good news for Mancini regarding Gareth Barry and Micah Richards, two other squad members struggling for fitness.

"Gareth will also be ready after the international break," Mancini said. "He hasn't played any games for almost four months and he needs to build his fitness up, but he is training again and I don't see him being out for any longer than one month and hopefully, maybe just a couple of weeks.

"Micah's injury is more serious and he could be out a little longer, but having said that, with rest and the right treatment, we are hopeful he could be ready in about one month, which again would be great news."

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