Aguero strikes late to sink Yellow sub

ON the day that Manchester rockers — the Stone Roses re-formed and vowed to ‘take the world by storm’, Manchester City’s hopes of doing exactly that were transformed by a dramatic last-minute Sergio Aguero goal against Villarreal in the Champions League.

Aguero strikes late to sink Yellow sub

Roberto Mancini’s side, who had already lost at Bayern Munich and been held at home by Napoli in Group A, were facing the prospect of European failure as a disappointing match looked to be heading for stalemate.

But when James Milner crossed low for fellow substitute Aguero to slide home an injury-time winner, securing a precious 2-1 victory with the very last kick of the match, their world began to look very different.

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