Sergio Aguero discusses Manchester City statue unveiling, coaching at World Cup and stopping Lionel Messi

Sergio Aguero has revealed the statue dedicated in his honour outside the Etihad Stadium should be ready by May.

It was confirmed last year that the homage to Aguero would be unveiled at a later date, and Aguero explained it will be built in time to honour a decade passing since the Argentinian’s memorable winner against Queens Park Rangers.

Of the 260 goals Aguero netted for Manchester City, that’s undeniably his most famous, as it wrapped up a final-day league title for the Sky Blues in the 94th minute.

This May marks 10 years on from that iconic incident, and City’s all-time leading scorer revealed his statue should be unveiled at the Etihad to coincide with the date.

"I still don’t know for sure, but rumours have reached me,” the 33-year-old told TyC Sports. “13 May marks the 10th anniversary of the goal, so they’re looking to throw a good party.

“I think the statue would already be there by that date. It’s sure going to be weird. That match was crazy," he added.

Aguero’s future plans

The legendary forward sadly had to hang up his boots earlier last year due to a heart condition which was diagnosed after signing for Barcelona in the summer.

While Aguero is still adapting to life after retirement, he’s already starting to make plans for the future, and said in the recent interview that he could be involved in Argentina’s backroom staff at the World Cup in Qatar later this year.

“We still need to figure out the role but I’ll be with the team at the World Cup,” Aguero explained. “It was a nice talk with Chiqui [Tapia, the President of the Argentine Football Association].

“I want to spend time with the players. I’ll be there with the team, I get along very well with them. I want to be close to them and try to have fun. I want to find a way I can help the national team.”

Stopping Messi’s magic

That squad in Qatar is expected to include Lionel Messi, despite his indifferent form at Paris Saint-Germain this season.

Aguero, who is a close friend of the former Barcelona star, was asked about Messi’s brilliance and what it’s like to try and stop him.

"Yes, I believed that he was one of the best strikers, especially in Europe,” said Aguero. “I know that Messi and Cristiano [Ronaldo] were in a very good moment. He [Messi] does things so easily and it costs others a little more.

“Over the last 15 years in Europe I didn’t see anything like him, not even close. We already knew that if Leo wanted to, in two minutes he would score five goals for us. If he woke up, it was impossible to win one of those games. I still marked him and annoyed him.”