Sergio Aguero and Vincent Kompany were on target as English champions Manchester City beat Besiktas 2-0 in a pre-season fixture in Austria.
Yaya Toure, Carlos Tevez and Pablo Zabaleta were all part of a strong City side against Turkish opponents who looked dangerous throughout the contest.
Ugur Boral fired over for the Istanbul club before City keeper Costel Pantilimon made an excellent point-blank save from Manuel Fernandes.
But City went ahead when Tevez assisted Aguero to curl the opener late in the first half.
Kompany added a superb second when the City skipper collected Adam Johnson's through-ball before chipping the Besiktas keeper on the hour mark.
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Showing posts with label Sergio Aguero. Show all posts
Friday, July 20, 2012
Monday, May 28, 2012
I'm staying at City - Aguero
Sergio Aguero is adamant that he is staying with Manchester City this summer despite constant speculation linking him to Real Madrid.
The 23-year-old Argentina international striker enjoyed a successful first season at the Etihad Stadium and capped it off by scoring the injury time goal which sealed City their first championship crown in 44 years against QPR on a thrilling final day.
However, Aguero, who joined from Atletico Madrid last summer, has been heavily linked with a return to the Spanish capital to join their neighbours Real who have just won the Primera Division title ahead of Barcelona.
Despite that prospect, Aguero is happy with Roberto Mancini's side and is looking forward to bringing them more silverware in the future.
"My future is at Manchester City," he told The Times.
"I want to stay here. My contract has four years left to run and I see myself being here at least as long as that.
"There are always rumours, but there is no truth in them. I am not thinking about moving to Real Madrid or anywhere else.
"City have treated me very well from the very first day I arrived, I'm settled at the club and my family are happy in Manchester, and I want to stay."
The 23-year-old Argentina international striker enjoyed a successful first season at the Etihad Stadium and capped it off by scoring the injury time goal which sealed City their first championship crown in 44 years against QPR on a thrilling final day.
However, Aguero, who joined from Atletico Madrid last summer, has been heavily linked with a return to the Spanish capital to join their neighbours Real who have just won the Primera Division title ahead of Barcelona.
Despite that prospect, Aguero is happy with Roberto Mancini's side and is looking forward to bringing them more silverware in the future.
"My future is at Manchester City," he told The Times.
"I want to stay here. My contract has four years left to run and I see myself being here at least as long as that.
"There are always rumours, but there is no truth in them. I am not thinking about moving to Real Madrid or anywhere else.
"City have treated me very well from the very first day I arrived, I'm settled at the club and my family are happy in Manchester, and I want to stay."
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Aguero targets 'run of trophies'
Sergio Aguero is hopeful that Manchester City's Premier League success this season will propel the club to further silverware in the near future.
City clinched their first league title since 1968 with a dramatic final day victory over QPR, ultimately pipping their rivals United to the top of the table on goal difference.
The club have benefited from the financial muscle of Sheikh Mansour in recent years, and it is anticipated manager Roberto Mancini will continue to tweak his squad this summer in a bid to bring further glory to Eastlands.
Aguero, who scored the title-winning goal in injury time, said: "It's all about City now, not United. What we've done there is manage to pull it out of the fire and win it at the very last minute and hopefully it's the start of big things for City in the future.
"It was almost lost but we managed to save ourselves in the last minutes. I'm really, really happy obviously, given that it's a massive thing winning the Premier League. It's a fantastic moment.
"It would have been a real body blow (to lose the title) but the main thing is to concentrate on the fact that we did win it, and the effect is opposite; the total opposite. It's going to be a real boost, a real positive effect on the side going into the future.
"I came here to win trophies. I think City have become a great side. I think you can say we are up there with the big boys with that victory and a league title. Let's hope it is the start of a run of trophies."
Of his decisive strike against QPR, the Argentina international said: "In my career so far it's the most important goal. You score the goal in the last minute to win the title. You're not sure if that's ever going to happen in your career again.
"I wish I could tell you how I did it but I can't. I thought for all the world that Mario (Balotelli) was going to have a go himself but he just moved it on one more and it fell at my feet and I just thought: 'Hit the target, hit it as hard as you can and hit the target.' And it went in."
Aguero also expressed his hope that strikers Edin Dzeko and Balotelli will remain at the club, amid speculation they could be sold this summer following a mixed 2011-12 campaign for the pair.
He said: "In terms of what their personal decisions are, it's nothing to do with me. I hope they stay because both of them as individuals are great players and have brought a lot to the side during the season.
"Let's hope they do stay because it would be a good thing for City [with] the quality they bring to the club."
City clinched their first league title since 1968 with a dramatic final day victory over QPR, ultimately pipping their rivals United to the top of the table on goal difference.
The club have benefited from the financial muscle of Sheikh Mansour in recent years, and it is anticipated manager Roberto Mancini will continue to tweak his squad this summer in a bid to bring further glory to Eastlands.
Aguero, who scored the title-winning goal in injury time, said: "It's all about City now, not United. What we've done there is manage to pull it out of the fire and win it at the very last minute and hopefully it's the start of big things for City in the future.
"It was almost lost but we managed to save ourselves in the last minutes. I'm really, really happy obviously, given that it's a massive thing winning the Premier League. It's a fantastic moment.
"It would have been a real body blow (to lose the title) but the main thing is to concentrate on the fact that we did win it, and the effect is opposite; the total opposite. It's going to be a real boost, a real positive effect on the side going into the future.
"I came here to win trophies. I think City have become a great side. I think you can say we are up there with the big boys with that victory and a league title. Let's hope it is the start of a run of trophies."
Of his decisive strike against QPR, the Argentina international said: "In my career so far it's the most important goal. You score the goal in the last minute to win the title. You're not sure if that's ever going to happen in your career again.
"I wish I could tell you how I did it but I can't. I thought for all the world that Mario (Balotelli) was going to have a go himself but he just moved it on one more and it fell at my feet and I just thought: 'Hit the target, hit it as hard as you can and hit the target.' And it went in."
Aguero also expressed his hope that strikers Edin Dzeko and Balotelli will remain at the club, amid speculation they could be sold this summer following a mixed 2011-12 campaign for the pair.
He said: "In terms of what their personal decisions are, it's nothing to do with me. I hope they stay because both of them as individuals are great players and have brought a lot to the side during the season.
"Let's hope they do stay because it would be a good thing for City [with] the quality they bring to the club."
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