Aguero struck in the 63rd minute to ensure Manchester City’ s 1- 0 win away to Burnley at Turf Moor on Sunday that saw the English champions get back to the top of the table.
City’ s 12th successive league triumph extend them to 92 points,one ahead of second-placed Liverpool with both clubs yet having two league games each to play this season.
Aguero has scored 230 goals in eight years with City,making him top andaway the club ’ s all-time top scorer,and the 30-year- old Argentina striker has played a key role in the three league titles they have won during that era.
“ He is a legend; he does that all the time, score essential goals for us,Guardiola said. “ He is an unbelievable player. ”
City stain on course to end theseason with an unprecedented domestic treble; having won the League Cup in February, they come back toWembley to play Watford in the FA Cup final on May 18.
If they have failedo defeat Burnley would have handed Liverpool the go-ahead in the title race, but City proclaim spirited opponent tokeep issues intheir own hands.
Aguero, who had seen a sooner chance blocked by Tom Heaton, scored after turning on to Bernardo Silva ’ s low cross and fashioning a shot that Matt Lowton looked to have blocked, only for the ball to loop up off the defender’ s chest and cross the line before he could clear it — although goal-line technology was needed before the goal was counted .
City was refused a second by a brilliant goal-line clearance from Ben Mee, who extended to clear off the line after replacement Gabriel Jesus had rounded Heaton.
Guardiola was captivated with the solidness of his team, who won without their key midfielder Fernandinho and the creativity of Kevin de Bruyne.
“ Here in the most typical English stadium, we didn't ’ t yield onecorner, ” Guardiola said.
“ It is not easy, above all after our ( Champions League) defeat against Tottenham, but our respond hasbeen prominent, without Kevin,without Fernandinho, to come down here and play the way we played. ”
The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss included: “ There are just two matches left is hard forLiverpool, it is difficult for us -– with 91, 92 points, still not champions. ”
Guardiola recommended that City ’ s job at Turf Moor was made harder by the waterless of the pitch, although he made clear this was not a lamenting.
“ In the first half, the pitch was so dry and we had issues moving the ball because the grass was so high,” Guardiola expressed.
“ But when the oppositions come to the Etihad SStadium,we put the stadium laswe wwant.When we go away, they do what they want. That is why I like the Premier League. ”
Burnley had little more than 30 percent domination, we still had the best first-half chance, with Chris Wood failing to control Jeff Hendrick’ s through ball and permitting goalkeeper Ederson off his line to stifled.
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