Manchester United have
suffered a huge blow with news star striker Sergio Aguero is set to miss their
must-win Champions League clash against Roma
through injury.
The
in-form Argentine suffered knee ligament damage just five minutes into City's 1-0 Premier League victory over Everton on Saturday
evening.
Manager
Manuel Pellegrini confirmed the news following
the win, but admitted the club will discover the full extent of the problem
when the player goes for a scan on Monday.
Aguero
is the Premier League’s top scorer with 14 goals from the opening 15 games of
the season, and his absence will come as a massive setback for City, who must
beat Roma in Wednesday’s final Group E tie to secure their place in the Champions League last-16.
"He
has a problem in his ligament, in his knee," Pellegrini said of the
forward’s injury.
"We
will see tomorrow how serious it is but it's not good news, I don't think he
will be able to play next week.
"We
must wait for the doctor but the important thing is he will not be playing
against Roma and it's a very important game for us.
"But
we have other players and we will rearrange if he does not play."
Having previously admitted Aguero was irreplaceable at the
club, Pellegrini must now make a decision on who to rely on taking
the Argentina international’s place in the cruch tie.
Spanish
youngster Jose Pozo, 18, was the man chosen ahead of Edin Dzeko to replace
Aguero against Everton, before later giving way to the Bosnian,
who has been suffering with a calf injury.
And
Pellegrini explained: "Edin was not able to play 70 or 80 minutes, he
could play a maximum of 35 minutes."
Midfielder
James Milner, who was voted man-of-the-match for
a familiar dogged display against the Toffees, added: "Sergio is a top
player and losing him disrupts the plans a little but I think Jose [Pozo] did a
good job in the time he was on.
“It's
not easy replacing Sergio Aguero."
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