Aguero ruled out of Man.City/ Liverpool UCL clash

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has been discounted of Wednesday's Champions League quarter-last first leg tie against Liverpool at Anfield in the wake of neglecting to recoup in time from thigh damage.

The Argentine is City's unsurpassed best scorer having indented 199 objectives in all rivalries for the club.

"He has remained in Manchester, he didn't come," City chief Pep Guardiola told a news meeting in front of preparing on Tuesday.

"He's been harmed throughout the previous two weeks despite everything he isn't fit," included the Spanish supervisor.

The City manager was not able say if Aguero will be fit for Saturday's Premier League derby conflict with Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium.

Aguero's nonattendance implies a probable begin for Brazilian Gabriel Jesus in assault.

There was some uplifting news on the damage front for City with left back Fabian Delph, who has been out since February, fit again and in dispute for a place in the beginning line-up.

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