Manuel Pellegrini bracketed Sergio Aguero
alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi after
the Manchester City striker made Premier League
history by scoring five goals in just 20 minutes.
The Argentine recorded the quickest five-goal haul
ever in the division as his side beat Newcastle 6-1
on Saturday. It prompted Pellegrini to again declare
that the 27-year-old is the third best player on the
planet.
"After what we have seen [on Saturday], of course
Kun [Aguero] is at that level," Pellegrini told
reporters. "I have already said that, after Ronaldo
and Messi, he is the best player in the world."
But Pellegrini suggested City must win the
Champions League for Aguero to challenge the
Real Madrid and Barcelona pair for the individual
honours -- though City have never reached the
quarterfinals before.
"The important thing -- not only for Kun but as a
team -- is that we must continue to improve," he
said. "We need to win the Premier League again
and to win the Champions League, because Messi
and Ronaldo are always involved in that
competition and that's very important for a player."
Aguero won the Premier League's Golden Boot last
season, when he scored 26 goals, and has struck
115 times in 175 games for City.
"I'm very happy for us that in Kun we have a very
important player," Pellegrini added. "He always
makes important things [contributions] in
competitions.
"Remember, three years ago he decided the title in
the last minutes of the season, and last season he
was the top scorer in the Premier League. Every
year he is improving, every day he becomes a
better professional and he is more mature, so I
think he will finish his career with some important
achievements."
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