Retired Striker Sergio Aguero Goes on Bizarre Rant About Manchester United's Support in England

Retired Striker Sergio Aguero Goes on Bizarre Rant About Manchester United's Support in England

Rene Otinga
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:58 PM
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  • Sergio Aguero went on an interesting rant during a Twitch stream where he claimed majority of journalists and TV channels in England were affiliated to Manchester United
  • The Argentine, who retired aged 33, is Manchester City’s all-time leading goal scorer with 184 goals in 275 appearances
  • Aguero made the claims while watching his infamous goal in 2012 that helped Manchester City clinch the Premier League title at the expense of their bitter neighbors

Manchester City legend Sergio Aguero has sensationally declared that majority of people in the UK, including journalists, are Manchester United supporters.

Since announcing his retirement from the game in late 2021, the Argentine has been quite active on the streaming platform Twitch, where he has made some hilarious and at times, sensational claims.

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Manchester City legend Sergio Aguero has sensationally declared that majority of people in the UK, including journalists, are Manchester United supporters. Photo by Joan Valls/Urbanandsport.
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On this occasion, he was watching his famous goal that helped Manchester City secure their first Premier League title in the 3-2 win over QPR in 2012.

Aguero ended up going on a strange rant while witnessing his goal as he called out Manchester United on the levels of support the team gets in England.

'People, you don't know what it's like in England,' Ageuro started as quoted by Daily Mail.

'In England, everybody, all the journalists, all the TV channels, everybody, they're all Manchester United supporters. Everybody!'

United in punditry

To be fair to Aguero, his sentiments are not very far-fetched, as a number of former Manchester United stars have ventured into punditry once they hung their boots.

The likes of Gary Neville, Rio Ferdinand, Paul Scholes, Roy Keane and Owen Hargreaves are very familiar in the punditry space and are often the key figures during match days.

Micah Richards, who briefly played alongside Aguero at Manchester City, is one of the few pundits who are not affiliated to Manchester United.

Aguero’s retirement

The Argentine was forced to retire from football at the tender age of 33 following a heart issue, with doctors saying he should not engage in the beautiful game for the sake of his health.

At the time, Aguero had only been a few months in as a Barcelona player after leaving Manchester City, and ended up making a mere four appearances for the Catalan club.

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Rene Otinga is a sports journalist with over eight years of working experience in digital media. Rene's experience includes working as a Copywriter at X News Kenya and TUKO.co.ke.