Manchester City full-back Kyle Walker is glad to finally be enjoying Sergio Aguero s goalscoring prowess.
Aguero has seven in seven games in all competitions for City this term and is within one goal of Eric Brook s all-time club record of 177 heading into Tuesday s Champions League home match against Shakhtar Donetsk.
Walker joined Pep Guardiola s side from Tottenham during the close season and is delighted to be team-mates with the 29-year-old, who has scored 10 times in 11 Premier League outings against Spurs – including all four in a 4-1 win at the Etihad Stadium in October 2014.
To play against, he s a nightmare, Walker told a pre-match news conference. He always used to score against us.
He s a lot quieter than I thought but he s very positive.
To play with him now is a big bonus. He’s a quality player. Around the dressing room he helps the younger lads. We can lean on him.
One City player unlikely to be labelled as quiet is Walker s fellow full-back recruit Benjamin Mendy, who has quickly established himself as a favourite with the City faithful on and off the field.
The ex-Monaco man s raiding runs down the left flank have caught the eye during his early days with the Premier League leaders, while his entertainingly eccentric social media posts have become a must-see part of any City post-match analysis.
Walker found himself to be the butt of Mendy s jokes after taking a theatrical tumble to the floor during the 5-0 win over Liverpool this month, but the England right-back got his own back when the France star was nutmegged amid a 4-0 victory at Feyenoord.
Someone please find the sniper in the stands !! Hahaha
