Sergio Aguero has been the talk of Manchester ever since he appeared to throw an elbow at Winston Reid’s face on Sunday.
Manchester City beat West Ham 3-1 but 15 minutes before the end of the match there was controversy when Aguero got into a tussle with Hammers defender Reid and appeared to elbow him in the throat.
Referee Andre Marriner apparently didn’t see the incident and took no action, but speculation immediately started as to whether the Football Association would look to punish Aguero retrospectively.
If so, it could mean a match ban – which could mean that City’s No 1 goal-getter would miss their next match: the Manchester derby.
This year the derby comes with the added spice of Pep Guardiola vs Jose Mourinho, who took charge of City and United respectively this summer, and have a rivalry every inch as bitter as the one enjoyed by fans of the two clubs.
And from another angle.
But amid all the talk of a possible ban for Aguero, could he miss the match anyway?
Pasion Monumental journalist Hernan Castillo claims Aguero did not travel to Buenos Aires for Argentina’s games against Uruguay and Venezuela because of an injury.
Aguero no viene a jugar los partidos de la selección. Terminó lesionado y no viajó desde Inglaterra a Bs As.
— Hernán Castillo (@HernanSCastillo) August 29, 2016
This has yet to be confirmed by the club or the Argentine FA.
If it is correct it could simply be a case of Aguero sitting out these international matches to ensure he is fit for the derby game, or it could be something more serious.
There is no word so far on the nature of Aguero’s injury, though of course some fans had their own thoughts on that…
Aguero pulls out of Argentina squad with injured elbow 😂😂😂 #mcfc
— This charming fraud (@HughesDarryn) August 29, 2016
Aguero not in the Argentina squad because of an injury. Bloody Winston Reid, headbutting his elbow.
— Si Lloyd (@SmnLlyd5) August 29, 2016
