Manchester City put on a sparkling attacking display in their 5-0 rout of West Brom as Ilkay Gundogan scores a brace to put the side top of the EPL table.
Manchester City came from a goal down in the second half to beat Cheltenham in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
The Belgium international limped off in the win over Aston Villa on Wednesday with a muscular complaint.
Aguero missed the end of last season and the start of the current campaign after undergoing knee surgery in June.
The cup — used in the competition from 1896-1910 — had been removed from the National Football Museum in Manchester in 2019 and put up for auction by its then-owner.
City beat fierce rival United 2-0 at Old Trafford on Wednesday thanks to second-half goals by John Stones and Fernandinho, setting up a meeting with Tottenham in the League Cup final at Wembley Stadium on April 25.
Chelsea slipped to eighth place after lkay Gündoğan, Phil Foden and Kevin De Bruyne scored in a 16-minute first-half spell at a chilly Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
Arsenal also announced that defender Gabriel had contracted COVID-19 on Monday and would miss games on Tuesday and Saturday while isolating.
Messi has been linked with a move to Manchester City, where he would be reunited with Guardiola, since he expressed a desire to leave Barcelona in the summer.
Gundogan tucked home a cutback from Raheem Sterling to score in consecutive home games in the league and put City ahead in the 14th minute.
Brentford reached the semis of a major cup competition for the first time in the southwest London club’s 131-year history.
Fast forward three months and Stones, somewhat remarkably, has regained his status as the first-choice center back under Pep Guardiola in what has been the most solid defense in England over recent weeks.
City has scored just 18 goals in its first 12 games in the Premier League, a huge drop-off compared to the last three seasons when Guardiola's side had netted 40, 36 and 35, respectively, by this stage.
West Brom is in next-to-last place in the Premier League after collecting only seven points from its opening 13 games in its first season back in the top division.
It was an evening to forget for two of the league’s supposed title contenders on Tuesday, with Chelsea’s 2-1 loss at Wolverhampton, followed by City’s 1-1 draw at home to West Bromwich Albion.
While the Manchester clubs face each other at Old Trafford, Real Madrid take on Atletico at Estadio Afredo de Stefano.
The message for the England international and City’s other underperforming stars has been clear: start making significant contributions or stay out of the team.
Mahrez cut in from the right to score twice in the opening 22 minutes, and Kevin De Bruyne crossed for Mendy to volley in the third goal in the 41st.
While Bayern Munich and Manchester City registered victories to advance to the next round, Liverpool faced a 2-0 defeat to Atalanta.
Argentina soccer legend Diego Maradona who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 60 after suffering a heart attack
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