Manchester City sweat on Aguero hamstring strain

The 24-year-old was withdrawn at half-time after feeling tightness in his leg, but David Platt insists the change was precautionary and the striker suffered just a "slight problem" By Paul ClennamManchester City striker Sergio Aguero could miss the club's Premier League clash with Tottenham after picking up an injury against Wigan.The Argentine was replaced at half-time after suffering from a tight hamstring during the clash at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday, and faces a battle to be fit in time for Sunday's trip to White Hart Lane. MANCHESTER CITY LATEST8/1Carlos Tevez is 8/1 with William Hill to score two Moncler Manteau Femme outlet or more v TottenhamFirst-team coach David Platt indicated the 24-year-old was only withdrawn as a safety measure and did not sustain serious damage, however he admitted the player remains a doubt to face Champions League-chasing Spurs."He has got a problem, but it was a slight problem," he told reporters. "It was more of a precaution than anything else. He felt his Moncler Doudoune Femme outlet hamstring tighten up."Just the sheer proximity of the game on Sunday would Moncler outlet say he is a doubt."City will monitor Aguero and assess the extent of the damage over the next couple of days, before making a decision as to whether he will join the squad at the weekend - but the club feel the problem is unrelated to the hamstring tear the Argentine suffered in January.The Premier League champions are also likely to be relieved the forward has not suffering a recurrence of the knee problem that kept him sidelined at the start of the season and for much of March.Should Aguero miss the fixture against Andre Villas-Boas' side, City can rely on the good form of fellow Argentine Tevez - the forward netting the winner against Wigan.  

Manchester City striker Aguero dismisses talk of Real Madrid move

The Argentine Moncler Femme Veste outlet striker spoke to Goal about his future at the Etihad Stadium, speculation linking him with a move to the Liga giants and preparations for next season EXCLUSIVEBy Alex LabidouManchester City forward Sergio Aguero has dismissed talk of a possible move to Real Madrid and expects the Blues to bounce back from a disappointing season.A year after beating out Manchester United for the top spot in the Premier League, City finished second behind their rival and again failed to impress in the Champions League as they were left trophyless in 2012-13.Aguero, though, is not concerned and believes the club is headed in the right direction as they prepare to enter the new season with a new manager following Roberto Mancini's dismissal. MANCHESTER CITY LATEST9/4Manchester City are 9/4 with Paddy Power to win the Premier League next season"I'm happy to be part of a club that is growing so fast," Aguero told Goal. "I'm very happy to be at Manchester, it's been two years now but hopefully we are going to do bigger things in the next few years."Rumored to be upset at how City's season finished, Aguero was recently been linked to Real Madrid before signing a one-year extension with the Blues.A former player for Atletico Madrid, Real's biggest rival, Aguero was Moncler Doudoune Enfants outlet adamant that he never had interest in joining los Blancos and underlined his happiness at the Etihad Stadium."No, those were just rumors," Aguero said. "I'm committed to Manchester City, it's a great club."After setting the Premier League on fire with 23 league goals and leading City to its first title in 44 years in his debut season, Aguero was one of the many players who saw their performances dip last term.City also had a disappointing run in the Champions League, finishing fourth in its group, and lost in the FA Cup to Wigan - a team that was relegated from the Premier League shortly after.Aguero explained that there was not one particular reason why City disappointed last year and he believes that it was always going to be difficult to live up to the previous season, but was coy on the heavy speculation linking Manuel Pellegrini to the vacant managerial position."You can't win the title every year but we finished second, made the FA Moncler Manteau Homme outlet Cup final," Aguero said. "Hopefully next year we can titles again.""There's various rumors about it [Pellegrini] but we are going on holiday now. When we get back, whoever is the manager, we will be behind him and the club."Follow Alex Labidou on