Pellegrini warns rivals: Aguero is still improving

Posted Friday, December 05, 2014 by Goal.com

The Argentina international has hit 19 goals in all competitions in 2014-15 and hit a double against Sunderland, with the Chilean insisting he can only get better

Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has warned the club's Premier League rivals that in-form striker Sergio Aguero is still improving.

The Argentina international was at his brilliant best at the Stadium of Light on Wednesday, scoring two goals and setting up another as City came from behind to beat Sunderland 4-1.

His double, and goals from Stevan Jovetic and Pablo Zabaleta, ensured the champions remain six points behind leaders Chelsea and are now four better off than third-placed Southampton.

Aguero took his tally to 19 goals in all competitions with his brace and Pellegrini believes there is plenty more to come from the former Atletico Madrid man.

He said: "I am very happy for Kun because he is working hard. I always say he is too young. He is only 26 years old and I think he can improve every day.

"He wants to do it and at this moment, it is difficult for defences to stop him. He is playing a very high performance but there are so many years left for him to strengthen.

"Before he started scoring in these games in a row, I thought he was in the top five players in the world. I am very happy for him because he's playing well as well as scoring."

However, Pellegrini insists that City are not simply a one-man team, and believes they are heading in the right direction as they bid to catch Jose Mourinho's rampant Chelsea.

The Chilean added: "This team is not just about Aguero though.

"He is a very good player but the team have come here again and played the same way we did last season - we dominated the game and we have players in high performance.

"We are playing very well and we repeated the same performance we did against Southampton - we were very strong.

"It's very important to be an attractive, offensive team for the fans."