Aguero could be finest striker the Premier League has seen: Silva
BERNARDO Silva believes Sergio Aguero could one day become the Premier League’s greatest ever goalscorer.
The Argentinian scored the 148th goal of his Premier League career for Manchester City in Saturday’s 2-0 victory over Brighton, equalling Alan Shearer’s tally for Newcastle.
The pair are joint third in the list of highest goalscorers for a single club behind Thierry Henry for Arsenal (175) and Wayne Rooney for Manchester United (183).
Both of those marks should be well within reach for Aguero, potentially even this season, but to threaten Shearer’s overall mark of 260 he would almost certainly need to further extend his contract at the Etihad, which runs until 2021.
Midfielder Silva said: “Sergio is the best scorer in Manchester City’s history. He’s a legend not only for Manchester City but also for the Premier League, if not the best striker in the world then one of the best.
“It’s great to have him with us. Every season he scores 30 goals or more.
“To have a player like him it helps us so much.
“You have to admire players that score 30 goals and next season they don’t rest, they want to score 30 or 40 again. We have to admire that and be happy to have him and enjoy it.
“Everyone hopes he stays. If he reaches that level it will be even better because everyone knows how important Alan Shearer was for English football and for the Premier League.
“I think he can reach it. He’s got the potential. Every season he keeps scoring more and more. We hope he can keep helping us winning more titles here in Manchester.”
City returned to the top of the table on goal difference thanks to their victory against the Seagulls while Liverpool dropped their first points in a 1-1 draw with Chelsea.