Sunday Mirror

I’LL UPSET PAL HIGUAIN

- BY CHRIS HATHERALL

know, of course, what Gonzalo can do because he SERGIO AGUERO wants to put one over his old is a great striker. I have known him for many friend Gonzalo Higuain to ensure Manchester years, and he has won trophies in all the

City lift their first trophy of the season in next countries he has played in. I’m certain he will also Sunday’s Carabao Cup Final. do well in England.”

The City striker has already y won the Higuain (with Aguero, below) made an instant bragging rights over Higuain’s n’s Chelsea impact for Chelsea, sc scoring twice on his by scoring a hat-trick against st them in home debut in a 5-0 5 thrashing of a 6-0 drubbing last weekend. d. Huddersfie­ld. And although it all went

And there is no chance of f the wrong a week late later against City, Argentina star easing up at Aguero has no doubts do about his Wembley against his qualities. qualities. internatio­nal team-mate. “H “He is a good all-round

“This competitio­n is the st striker,” said the City first opportunit­y to lift a man. “He’s good with trophy this season, and we his feet and with his do not want to waste it,” head. You have to Aguero insisted. “But I fi fight very hard in defence against him, from the first moment to the last, and not allow him to feel comfortabl­e.

“We have known each other a long time. I met him when we played in Argentina in 2005. He played with River Plate and I was with Independie­nte.

“Then we met again in Spain when I was at Atletico and he was at Real Madrid. Also, of course, we have played together with Argentina many times.”

Between them the pair have amassed 164 caps for Argentina, scored 70 internatio­nal goals and won 20 major trophies. And Aguero’s only issue with his pal is that he didn’t get to find out about his move to England sooner!

“We get on very well,” he insisted. “But I only found out at the last minute that he was going to Chelsea. It was a surprise.”

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