Copy linkFacebookXPinterestEmailShare this article 0Join the conversationFollow usAdd us as a preferred source on GoogleNewsletterSubscribe to our newsletterWhen Sergio Aguero called time on his Manchester City career and left for Barcelona in 2021, he had spent a decade terrorising Premier League defences and helping to establish the Citizens as a Premier League juggernaut.The Argentine scored 260 goals for City on his way to pocketing five Premier League winners medals, an FA Cup and six League Cups.But as Aguero looks back at his decade-long stint at City, he insists his legacy is not entirely in the past, with the clubs continued success helping keep his generation in the spotlight.Pick the ultimate 4-4-2 line-up from players in FourFourTwo's definitive Top 100 ListAguero on his City legacyI left in 2021, after 10 happy years, but I want City to continue to be successful, he tells FourFourTwo.Aguero turned out 390 times for the club to cement himself as a Premier League great, and still remains emotionally invested in the club. You may like Sergio Aguero on his fondness for Manchester derby success How Sergio Aguero hit the ground running in the Premier League How Sergio Aguero celebrates his QPR goal every year This means that Aguero sees a direct connection between Citys current successes and the legacy of his side who helped City break through and end a four-decade wait for a title win.If they keep winning titles and signing really good players, even now, that also continues to increase my legacy at the club, he believes.Get FourFourTwo NewsletterThe best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.And conversely, he is of the opinion that should City lose their sparkle, it will impact those who helped build the club in recent years.If they go down the wrong path, people wont talk about City as much any more, he adds.The longer City are at the top, the more people talk about the club, and the more they talk about those of us who played for the club.And for Aguero, this recognition is not solely for himself, despite the countless match-winning contributions and iconic moments he provided during his ten-year stint in Manchester.For myself and the other guys who I played with, our names will continue to be up there.TOPICSSergio AgueroManchester CityPremier LeagueJoe MewisSocial Links NavigationFor more than a decade, Joe Mewis has worked in football journalism as a reporter and editor. Mewis has had stints at Mirror Football and LeedsLive among others and worked at FourFourTwo throughout Euro 2024, reporting on the tournament. In addition to his journalist work, Mewis is also the author of four football history books that include times on Leeds United and the England national team. Now working as a digital marketing coordinator at Harrogate Town, too, Mewis counts some of his best career moments as being in the iconic Spygate press conference under Marcelo Bielsa and seeing his beloved Leeds lift the Championship trophy during lockdown.With contributions fromZach Lowy
