Sergio Agüero played down the importance of his starring performance against Bayern Munich, saying that overall the victory was more important than his hat-trick for Manchester City.
“It was important to win,” the Argentinian striker said. “Apart from my goals the three points were vital, so we’re delighted. I am happy with my form. This season things are going well for me and it is important to carry on like this and keep the results coming.”
Agüero ran riot in the closing minutes of the Champions League game, overhauling a 2-1 deficit to the German champions with two rapier strikes to snatch victory for City.
The defender Bacary Sagna said that Agüero was setting a standard that the rest of the team needed to follow. “He is bringing the team up at the moment. I think we will have to follow his steps. He showed the right example.
“He keeps fighting and in front of goal he is clinical. As long as he keeps scoring we can be happy.”
Agüero said: “In the first half we got the first goal and we were doing more or less OK but then we lost two goals when we didn’t expect it.
“In the second half we applied a bit more pressure and luckily we got the win. We’ve a chance now in Rome to qualify and it’s a question of going there and winning and just thinking about ourselves.”
