Knee Injury, Aguero Threatened To Miss Until The End Of The Season

JAKARTA - Sergio Aguero is likely to be out for a long time. The Argentine striker suffered a knee injury when Manchester City slaughtered Burnley 5-0 in the Premier League on Monday, June 22 evening at the Etihad Stadium.

Aguero's worrying condition occurred in the first half. Former Argentine legend Diego Maradona's son-in-law was violated by Burnley defender Ben Mee in the forbidden box.

The referee pointed to the spot, and Riyad Mahrez successfully carried out his duties. However, Aguero had to leave the field and was replaced by Gabriel Jesus.

PEP (on Aguero) 💬 It doesn't look good. He felt something in the knee.We will see tomorrow. We will see what he has. He will struggle in the last month. He has some pain in his knee We will see. The doctor said tomorrow is the next test but it doesn't look good.🔵 #ManCity pic.twitter.com/v6kDFlgVwY

- Manchester City (@ManCity) June 22, 2020

Coach Pep Guardiola admits he does not know the results of Aguero's injury diagnosis. But he told Sky Sports his striker's knee injury was "not looking good".

"The injury is not looking good. There is something in (Aguero) 's knee, so we will see (his condition) tomorrow," said the City manager.

"He felt something in his knee and he has been struggling in the last month with pain in his knee so we'll see.

"I'm not a doctor, but it doesn't look good."

In that match, Riyad Mahrez and Phil Foden each scored two goals. Another goal was scored by veteran Spanish player David Silva.

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- Manchester City (@ManCity) June 22, 2020

Aguero himself has scored 23 times in all competitions this season. His 16 Premier League goals have come in an average of 91 minutes.