Sergio Aguero reveals bizarre conversation he had with former Manchester City team-mate Mario Balotelli before his famous title-winning goal
Argentine made history five years ago as City won first ever Premier League title against QPR after assist from erratic Italian
MANCHESTER CITY star Sergio Aguero has revealed the bizarre conversation he had with team-mate Mario Balotelli before his famous title-winning goal.
On Saturday it is the fifth anniversary since the Argentine's famous goal which sealed City their first Premier League title and first league win for 44 years.
They beat QPR 3-2 on 13 May 2012, featuring the last minute winner from Aguero. He was assisted by erratic team-mate Balotelli, who is now at Nice after a torrid spell at Liverpool.
And Aguero marked the momentous occasion by opening up to magazine about the goal and the moments which led up to it.
He said: "I don’t get asked everyday about this goal, but it is every so often. When anyone mentions a goal in the last minute or if QPR come up in the news I think about it.
"I looked up at the scoreboard and it said 88 minutes. It was 2-1, we were losing. I said to myself – that’s the Premier League, we’re going to lose the Premier League here.
"We carried on, we got the corner and Dzeko scored the equaliser. QPR got ready to restart the game.
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"I said to Mario Balotelli ‘Stay close to me, I’m going to try and play a one-two at some point'. Mario just went ‘Yeah, yeah, yeah!’
"I don’t know if he was actually listening to me! He is a bit crazy so maybe he didn’t understand!
"A few seconds later, the chance came. It was the first time I’d actually dropped deep in the entire game, I’d been marked by the defence but I came deep to receive the ball.
"I turned, if you look on the video you’ll see that I look up when I get hold of the ball so I can look for where Mario is. So I get a chance with the outside of my foot to just play into Mario.
"Then, incredibly, Mario was falling – but with a great amount of skill he managed to play it back to me and I burst into the area.
"My first thought was, if I can get it a little bit out of my feet, beyond the defender, I can perhaps get a penalty because there was some slight contact, but the ref probably wouldn’t have given it!
"So I kept going, I kept my shot low and to the near post and it went in! You only have to talk to any City fans and that game is always the one they want to talk about.
"The fact that it is in their memories forever means I’m never going to forget it either."
They won the Premier League two years later under Manuel Pellegrini but have not done so since - and this season under Pep Guardiola still have work to do to ensure a top four finish.
To read the full interview, pick up a copy of Match of the Day Magazine this Tuesday