On This Day in 2020: Sergio Aguero becomes top Premier League foreign goalscorer
Sergio Aguero made Premier League history at Villa Park (Nick Potts/PA)
Sergio Aguero became the Premier League’s leading foreign goalscorer by hitting a hat-trick in Manchester City’s 6-1 thrashing of Aston Villa on this day in 2020.
The Argentina striker surpassed Frenchman Thierry Henry as the competition’s top overseas marksman at Villa Park after taking his tally to 177 goals in 255 matches.
Aguero also claimed the record of the most hat-tricks in the league’s history, with his 12th treble seeing him move past former Blackburn and Newcastle striker Alan Shearer.
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“I’m so happy for the record,” said the then 31-year-old, who joined City from Atletico Madrid in 2011.
“But I thank my team-mates because they helped me this year. I’m so happy.
“I want to keep scoring more goals, but it all depends on my team-mates. If they pass to me, then it’s fine.”
Aguero went on to score 184 Premier League goals for City, placing him fifth on the all-time list, before moving to Barcelona in 2021.
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He held the record for the most Premier League goals scored for a single club until it was overtaken by former Tottenham captain Harry Kane.
City boss Pep Guardiola said of Aguero: “He will die scoring goals. He is one of the best, no doubt. The best is (Lionel) Messi but the rest? Sergio is absolutely one of them.
“It’s an honour to be here
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