Sergio Aguero retires: Man City legend's five best moments after tearful announcement
Sergio Aguero has retired from professional football after being diagnosed with a heart problem. Express Sport has compiled the Barcelona star's five most memorable moments from his time at Manchester City, including one of the best ever sequences in Premier League history.
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Sergio Aguero has been forced into retirement after being diagnosed with a heart condition. The Barcelona forward was initially ruled out for three months after reporting chest pain during a La Liga match against Alaves. The Argentine has now announced the decision to call time on his career aged 33 and did so in a tearful press conference on Wednesday morning. Manchester City's all-time top goalscorer has given fans numerous mouth-watering moments in the Premier League, including a stunning solo goal against Manchester United. Express Sport recaps some of his very best moments across a glittering career.
Sergio Aguero retires: Man City legend's five best moments after shock annoucement (Image: GETTY Images)
Norwich City vs Man City (April 2012)
Aguero scored twice at Carrow Road on Carlos Tevez's return to Roberto Mancini's side.
One of the goals - City's fifth in a 6-1 win - was voted the club's goal of the season in their inaugural title campaign.
He combined with Tevez on the edge of the box before smashing the ball into the top corner on the half volley.
Aguero would later score an equally impressive strike. This time, he curled a 20-yarder beyond the diving John Ruddy.
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Man United vs Man City (April 2013)
City went to Old Trafford knowing that the title was beyond them, but were looking to restore some pride after a difficult campaign under Mancini.
The score was 1-1 when the manager sent on Aguero, who was coming back from injury, with 20 minutes to go.
The striker scored the winner in the 78th minute - a truly memorable goal that had shades of his unforgettable strike against Queen's Park Rangers 11 months earlier.
He received the ball outside the box while under pressure from Danny Welbeck. He continued to rush across the goal and into the box, out-pacing both Rio Ferdinand and Phil Jones, before smashing the ball beyond David De Gea.
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Sergio Aguero retires: Aguero's goal against QPR will go down in history (Image: GETTY Images)
Sergio Aguero retires: The Man City legend scored a stunning solo goal at Old Trafford in 2013 (Image: GETTY Images)
Aguero single-handedly produced the greatest moment in Premier League football by scoring in stoppage time against QPR to win City their first league title.
The Citizens needed to score twice in added time to snatch the trophy away from United, and the scene was set after Edin Dzeko headed in from a corner in the 91st minute.
Aguero dropped outside of the box to receive the ball from Nigel De Jong, and then passed the ball to Mario Balotelli on the penalty spot.
Balotelli managed to get the ball back to Aguero, who fainted a shot to get beyond the onrushing Nedum Onuhua, and then slammed the ball past Paddy Kenny.
Few strikers would've managed to keep their cool in that moment to give themselves the best chance of scoring, but Aguero was a different gravy.