Aguero’s return vital to final push

MANCHESTER City full–back Pablo Zabaleta is in no doubt team–mate Sergio Aguero's return to fitness will prove vital for the Blues' league title push.

Aguero, City's top scorer with 26 goals, looks set to feature in Sunday's clash with Liverpool at Anfield after missing five matches with a hamstring problem.

The Reds are top of the table with five more games to play, four points clear of third–placed City who have two games in hand.

Zabaleta said of Aguero: “It's great for any team to have the best players back again – particularly at this part of the season. He is an important player and he is going to score goals. He is fast. Sometimes we need a player like Sergio."

While City have impressive fire power in attack, in Liverpool they will be coming up against the one club to have scored more Premier League goals than them this season - 90 against 84.

Zabaleta said: "Liverpool score a lot of goals - but we have defended well for a few weeks.”