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Sergio Aguero is in line to return for Manchester City’s top of the table clash with Arsenal.

The Argentine striker has been ruled out of Saturday’s Premier League tie with Swansea as he continues to recover from a heel injury.

But Manuel Pellegrini confirmed that the 27-year-old is on course to be fit to take on Arsene Wenger’s side at the Emirates a week on Monday.

The Chilean said: “He’s improving, but he’s not ready this weekend.

“I hope next week he will start working with the squad Tuesday or Wednesday.

“We play on Monday against Arsenal so we hope he will be fit for that game.”

Vincent Kompany is still out with a calf injury, while Fernando and Pablo Zabaleta are also out.

But Martin Demichelis is back in the squad after being left out of Tuesday’s Champions League victory against Borussia Monchengladbach as a precaution.

City face a Swansea side who have just sacked manager Garry Monk.

Pellegrini added: “Always when a club change a manager they have a special motivation in the first game.

“That is always a different thing, but I think they cannot change too much in two or three days.

“I don’t think the problem of Swansea was the manager, he was the same manager who made a very good season last year so I think they are in a bad moment, but it is a not a problem of one game.”

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