Pep Guardiola unsure when Sergio Agüero will return for Manchester City

Pep Guardiola has cast doubt over Sergio Agüero playing for Manchester City again this season.

Aguero suffered a knee problem that kept him out for a month before he managed two second-half substitute appearances in City’s last two defeats - to Manchester United and Liverpool in the Champions League.

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City are at Tottenham Hotspur for Saturday’s late game but Guardiola revealed Agüero will not feature against Mauricio Pochettino’s side, with doubts over when he will return.

“I don’t know,” said the manager. “We cannot forget he was one month injured. He made a huge effort because after the action from Ashley Young against United [a second half tackle] with the problem with his knee, he could not train.

“He played the last 20 minutes [against Liverpool] and after the game said: ‘I cannot run, I have a lot of pain, I cannot run.’ I don’t know about Swansea [City, on Sunday-week] if he’ll be ready but hopefully for the last games if we need him and especially for the World Cup.”

Guardiola claimed he has only 14 frontline players available, though only named a few of those out. “We have 14 players plus the kids. We have problems – John Stones is not ready [thigh], Fernandinho is suspended, Benjamin Mendy is out [knee].”