Hat-trick hero Aguero closes in on not one but two records

Matt Morley 6 years ago 1.3k
Aguero is closing in on yet more records. AFP

After Sergio Aguero's hat-trick against Watford, it is fair to say that the Argentine is in fine form at the moment. With that in mind it should perhaps come as no surprise that he is closing in on both a club record and a Premier League record.

That treble against Watford took Aguero to within two goals of Eric Brook as City's all-time record goalscorer.

Brook managed 177 goals for City between 1928 and 1939 before he was forced to retire following a fractured skull sustained in a car crash in 1939.

Aguero is already City's all-time leading goalscorer in European competitions and recently became the Premier League's top-scoring non-European player.

As well as this record, Aguero could be set to be to match Robin Van Persie's record of scoring in nine consecutive away Premier League matches. 

Aguero's hat-trick against Watford saw him score on his eighth straight away Premier League start a feat bettered only by Van Persie.

For a man that some thought may be surplus to requirements earlier in the summer, Aguero is showing everyone that he still has plenty to offer Manchester City and Pep Guardiola.

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