Aguero goal helps Man City up to second after beating Bournemouth

Sergio Aguero offered a reminder of his value to Manchester City by providing the winning goal as they moved up to second in the Premier League with a 2-0 win at Bournemouth.

The striker, whose future has been the subject of growing speculation since he lost his starting place to Gabriel Jesus, came off the bench to replace the injured Brazilian and get his team’s second goal — with the aid of a deflection off Tyrone Mings — after Raheem Sterling had given them the lead.

“We knew it would be difficult here. They pushed and pushed but luckily we got the two goals to get the win,” said Sterling last night.