GETTY Sergio Aguero is prepared to change his role at Man City in order to keep his starting spot

Aguero played as a second striker for former club Atletico Madrid and says he only became a centre-forward after joining Manchester City for £38m in 2011. And he is happy to revert to his previous role if Pep Guardiola prefers Brazilian wonder boy Jesus - who has scored four goals in his first five appearances for the club - through the middle.

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"I always played as a second striker," he said. "People think that I'm a No9 but I've only become a No9 over the last two-and-a-half years at City. Manuel Pellegrini often played me as a lone striker and it's been the same under Pep. "I've been adapting to it over the last few years. Maybe people look at my goals and say 'What a No9!' I just want to play." Aguero's hopes of adding to his 31-goal tally this season depend on the result of a scan on the groin injury he suffered at Middlesbrough on Sunday.

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