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Aguero to miss Manchester derby

ESPN staff
March 14, 2014
City sweat on Aguero injury

Sergio Aguero is likely to miss for the Manchester derby but manager Manuel Pellegrini is optimistic his top scorer's hamstring injury will only keep him out for a fortnight.

The Argentine came off at half-time in Manchester City's 2-1 defeat to Barcelona on Tuesday and is certain to miss Saturday's trip to Hull City.

The striker, who has undergone a scan, will discover the full extent of his injury on Saturday but while Pellegrini expects him to miss the meeting with Manchester United on March 25, he hinted he could be back for the trip to Arsenal four days later.

He said: "Sergio will know [on Saturday] what he has. It is 48 hours after they do the exam to know exactly what it is. I don't know if it is really very serious. I don't think so. I hope he will [only] be injured for a couple of weeks."

Aguero has scored 26 goals for City this season but is now spending a third spell on the sidelines with calf or hamstring problems.

And it means Pellegrini only has two of his four main forwards fit for the game at Hull with Stevan Jovetic still sidelined by a hamstring injury.

Defender Matija Nastasic, who Pellegrini had also expected to recover in time for the visit to the KC Stadium, remains out as well, along with right-back Micah Richards.

The City manager added: "Nastasic and Jovetic both of them continue recovering. Maybe next week they can be fit and Micah Richards has a problem before the game against Barcelona."

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