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Sergio Aguero yet to return to training ahead of Porto clash

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City's record goalscorer had knee surgery in the summer.
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Sergio Aguero has not returned to training ahead of Manchester City's Champions League trip to Porto on Tuesday but manager Pep Guardiola maintains the problem is not serious.

City's record goalscorer missed Saturday's 5-0 thrashing of Burnley in the Premier League with what was described as a minor "disturbance" in his knee.

The striker underwent knee surgery in the summer and his comeback this season has already been complicated by a hamstring injury.

Aguero had a knee operation in June (Martin Rickett/PA)

He returned as a late substitute in last Wednesday's victory over Olympiacos but City do not want to take undue risks with the 32-year-old.

He now seems unlikely to be involved as City, who are already qualified for the last 16, face Porto in their next Group C game.

Speaking at his pre-match press conference, Guardiola said: "I am not concerned. He did not train. He had a little disturbance in his knee. It is nothing serious but he didn't train."

City have won their first four games in the group and securing top spot is all that is riding on the remaining two fixtures.

Guardiola has said he intends to pick on form rather than rotate his squad (Michael Regan/PA)

It could be an opportunity for Guardiola to rest players as he focuses on the Premier League but he insists he will not rotate his squad for the sake of it.

He said: "I am thinking about it. Some players are going to play who didn't play the previous game are going to play.

"There are a lot of games but I don't want them to feel this is rotation. Every game is played because the best players, for many circumstances, we believe are focused on a specific game."

City are hoping to maintain momentum after their impressive performance at the weekend.

Goalkeeper Ederson hopes City can build on their 5-0 defeat of Burnley (Neil Hall/PA)

Goalkeeper Ederson said: "It was a good game from the whole team. We totally neutralised Burnley.

"We scored five and had a lot of chances to score more. Hopefully we can go in with the same mindset against Porto.

"We know it is going to be a very difficult game but we hope we can achieve the same momentum."

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Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Tottenham HotspurSpurs117312391424
2Liverpool117312617924
3Chelsea1164125111422
4Leicester CityLeicester117042115621
5Southampton116232117420
6Manchester UnitedMan Utd106131917219
7Manchester CityMan City105321711618
8West Ham UnitedWest Ham115241814417
9Everton115242018217
10Wolverhampton WanderersWolves115241115-417
11Crystal Palace115151716116
12Aston Villa95042013715
13Newcastle UnitedNewcastle104241215-314
14Leeds UnitedLeeds114251620-414
15Arsenal114161014-413
16Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton112451518-310
17Fulham112181121-107
18Burnley10136518-136
19West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom11137823-156
20Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd110110518-131
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