SERGIO AGUERO has warned Tottenham he is determined to continue his hot-streak against them and keep Manchester City’s title hopes alive.
The Argentina striker has scored 10 goals in only eight games against the north London team since joining City in 2011.
And even though Spurs boast the best defensive record in the Premier League this season, he is confident of keeping the run going at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday as City bid to bunce back from their disappointing home defeat to Leicester which left them six points off the pace..
After starting the New Year with a bang with nine goals in ine games, Aguero said: “I’m not sure why I’ve scored so many goals against Spurs, it’s just happened that way. I hope I can keep up that form on Sunday and hopefully help us win this match, but we know it won’t be easy.
“Last week we had Leicester who had only lost once away from home this season and now we face a Spurs team who have the same record. We were disappointed to lose last week but we will learn from it and use it positively.”
Spurs inflicted City’s joint heaviest defeat earlier in the campaign when they thrashed them 4-1 at White Hart Lane.
Aguero added: “It’s not a matter of payback, though it was painful to lose in such a way.
“It’s a matter of maintaining our performance level. There’s no personal vendetta against Tottenham. If we want to win the League, we have to win against our biggest contenders. That’s what it is about and we’ll be doing all we can to bounce back from the Leicester defeat on Sunday.”
Aguero admits City’s quest to land four trophies is a daunting one , particularly given the tough schedule ahead – they follow the Spurs clash with an FA Cup fifth round tie at Chelsea, the Champions League last 16 first leg against Dynamo Kiev before meeting Liverpol twice in four days – first in the Capital One Cup final and then in the Premier League.
He said: “We have set ourselves high goals but we know it’s not easy to win every competition. We’ll be doing everything we can to try to make it happen, but we’re conscious that as we advance in each tournament, the harder it gets.
“At this moment, we still have a good shot at every competition. I hope we can keep up the fight, but I am well aware that other major teams will compete fiercely for the trophies, too, so we will need to be at our very best from now until the end of the season if we are to achieve our aims.”
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