Sergio Aguero admitted pain in his knee fluctuates daily as he battles to play a significant part in Manchester City’s season.
The 32-year-old has only started three matches since June, with City’s barren goalscoring run coinciding with the absence of their greatest ever striker.
A victim of other injury problems as a consequence of his knee complaints, Aguero missed a midweek training session after featuring for 14 minutes of Tuesday’s draw with West Brom.
The Argentine – who boasts the best goals-to-games record in Premier League history – is fighting to prove his fitness and hopes to be afforded patience.