City contest Aguero violent conduct charge
conduct against Argentina striker Sergio Aguero,
according to British media reports on Thursday.
Aguero was charged retrospectively by the Football
Association after appearing to elbow West Ham
defender Winston Reid in the second half of City’s
Premier League win at Eastlands on Sunday.
Reid was seen holding his neck after the incident,
which was missed by referee Andre Marriner and
his fellow officials.
Aguero had been given until 1700GMT on Thursday
to respond to the charge, which was issued after a
review panel felt he should have been sent off.
A date for a disciplinary hearing will now be
determined.
If Aguero is found guilty he could be suspended for
City’s next three domestic matches, including the
derby against Manchester United at Old Trafford on
September 10.
The 28-year-old would also be ruled out of City’s
home league clash with Bournemouth on September
17 and an English Football League Cup tie at
Swansea four days later.
Losing Aguero would be a big blow for City boss
Pep Guardiola as he looks to maintain the team’s
100 percent winning start to the season.
Speaking about the incident following the West Ham
match, Guardiola said he was prepared to cope if
Aguero was banned.
“I didn’t see so I cannot comment,” Guardiola said
of the clash.
“Hopefully nothing happens. If it happens, we
accept and adapt and we will try our best.”
Aguero, who is not playing in Argentina’s
forthcoming World Cup qualifying double-header
against Uruguay and Venezuela due to a calf injury,
has made a superb start to the season, scoring six
times in his first three appearances, including a hat-
trick in a Champions League play-off win at Steaua
Bucharest.
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