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Everyone is talking about Sergio Aguero’s elbow – but could he miss the Manchester derby anyway?

Published 14:51 29 Aug 2016 BST

Updated 15:15 29 Aug 2016 BST

Rob Burnett
Everyone is talking about Sergio Aguero’s elbow – but could he miss the Manchester derby anyway?

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Sergio Aguero has been the talk of Manchester ever since he appeared to throw an elbow at Winston Reid's face on Sunday.

Manchester City beat West Ham 3-1 but 15 minutes before the end of the match there was controversy when Aguero got into a tussle with Hammers defender Reid and appeared to elbow him in the throat. Referee Andre Marriner apparently didn't see the incident and took no action, but speculation immediately started as to whether the Football Association would look to punish Aguero retrospectively. If so, it could mean a match ban - which could mean that City's No 1 goal-getter would miss their next match: the Manchester derby. This year the derby comes with the added spice of Pep Guardiola vs Jose Mourinho, who took charge of City and United respectively this summer, and have a rivalry every inch as bitter as the one enjoyed by fans of the two clubs. capture-20160828-175132 capture-20160828-175159 capture-20160828-175229 And from another angle. capture-20160828-175256 capture-20160828-175314 capture-20160828-175413 capture-20160828-175450 But amid all the talk of a possible ban for Aguero, could he miss the match anyway? Pasion Monumental journalist Hernan Castillo claims Aguero did not travel to Buenos Aires for Argentina's games against Uruguay and Venezuela because of an injury. https://twitter.com/HernanSCastillo/status/770202380189204480 The Argentine FA then confirmed the news, adding that Aguero was suffering from a calf injury and would miss both their international matches. There is no word on whether he will be fit for the derby match on September 10th. And the fact the Argentine FA have revealed it is a calf problem means these theories on Twitter are not quite right... https://twitter.com/HughesDarryn/status/770232612686274560 https://twitter.com/SmnLlyd5/status/770236562013650944 Read more from SportsJOE: thumbnail_SNAPCHATUK

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Everyone is talking about Sergio Aguero's elbow - but could he miss the Manchester derby anyway?