Guardiola: Aguero put in best ever City performance

Out of favour for periods this season, Sergio Aguero is firmly back in Pep Guardiola’s good books after the Spaniard lavished praise on his record-breaking goalscorer.

His two strikes in the 5-1 FA Cup replay win over Huddersfield on Wednesday night made him the club’s leading post-war FA Cup goalscorer.

He added an assist into his stats and Guardiola, who had preferred new signing Gabriel Jesus in early 2017 before the Brazilian picked up a long-term injury, admitted Aguero is at the top of his game.

“It’s the best performance I’ve ever seen from Sergio,” said Pep.

“He scored two goals and created a lot of chances. When he plays at that level, he’s unstoppable. We are so happy with how he played.”

But it was not just Aguero that the boss picked out for praise, with Guardiola also highlighting the performance of goalkeeper Claudio Bravo – despite his howler leading to Huddersfield’s opening goal from Harry Bunn.

“The performance from Claudio Bravo was amazing, too,” added Guardiola.

“He helped us build up well and his moments and his saves gave us the continuity to play.

“I know I can count on him. I want to congratulate him on how he played.”