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Sergio Aguero prepared to do this to convince Pep Guardiola to start him at Man City
SERGIO AGUERO is prepared to change his role to help Pep Guardiola keep him in Manchester City's team along with strike rival Gabriel Jesus.
Sergio Aguero is prepared to change his role at Man City in order to keep his starting spot
Aguero played as a second striker for former club Atletico Madrid and says he only became a centre-forward after joining Manchester City for £38m in 2011.
And he is happy to revert to his previous role if Pep Guardiola prefers Brazilian wonder boy Jesus - who has scored four goals in his first five appearances for the club - through the middle.
"I always played as a second striker," he said. "People think that I'm a No9 but I've only become a No9 over the last two-and-a-half years at City. Manuel Pellegrini often played me as a lone striker and it's been the same under Pep.
"I've been adapting to it over the last few years. Maybe people look at my goals and say 'What a No9!' I just want to play."
Aguero's hopes of adding to his 31-goal tally this season depend on the result of a scan on the groin injury he suffered at Middlesbrough on Sunday.
Pep Guardiola is ready to offer Jesus Navas a new contract
Meanwhile, Guardiola is surprisingly ready to offer Jesus Navas a new contract.
The Spain winger's current deal expires this summer and he had been linked with a return to Seville where he played before a £16m move to the Etihad in 2013.
But Guardiola has been impressed by his performances as a right wing back in recent games and wants to keep him as part of next season's squad.