Sergio is Edin for stardom

MANCHESTER City striker Edin Dzeko has heaped praise on the man who could replace him in the starting line-up at Bolton on Sunday (4pm kick-off).

Sergio Aguero enjoyed a stunning 30-minute cameo against Swansea at the Etihad Stadium, scoring two goals and setting up another in the 4-0 rout after coming on for Nigel de Jong.

If boss Roberto Mancini is to continue with one main striker, the £38million Argentinian is likely to play at the expense of Dzeko sooner or later.

But the Bosnian, who also netted against the Welsh outfit, is just happy to have such an explosive talent on board.

He said: “It’s amazing for a new player to come on for the last 30 minutes and score two goals.

"I'm very happy for him, but I am also happy for City in getting a player like him — he can only help us in the future.

“And he is not even 100-per-cent fit yet. In the next games he can only get better and better. He scored twice when not fit, so we can’t wait to see what he is like at 100 per cent.

"Every good player is welcome to our team as we want to win titles. We saw what Sergio brings — he is an amazing striker.”


MANCHESTER United entertain Tottenham on Monday night (8pm) and will have to do without injured defenders Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic and Rafael.