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Aguero's embarrassing Panenka penalty miss adds to Man City's poor spot-kick record

Manchester City may be cruising to the Premier League title, but Pep Guardiola's men could do with some work nonetheless on their penalty taking.

Sergio Aguero made a hash of his Panenka effort on Saturday, spooning the kick straight into the arms of Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy.

It was a surprising slip from the usually unerring Argentine, but it was in keeping with a torrid season for the Premier League leaders from 12 yards out and contributed to a 2-1 defeat that prevented City from claiming the title at the Etihad Stadium.

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Aguero's Panenka nightmare was the fourth penalty City have seen gone astray in the 2020-21 Premier League season.