Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola called Sergio Aguero a "special player'' after the striker scored a hat trick in his side's 4-0 victory over Borussia Monchengladbach in their delayed Champions League Group C opener.
Aguero opened the scoring in the eighth minute before adding his second from the spot 20 minutes later after debutant Ilkay Gundogan had been brought down.
The Argentinian made it 3-0 midway through the second half before Kelechi Iheanacho completed the rout in added time.
When asked where the 28-year-old ranks among the other strikers Guardiola has worked with, the City manager told BT Sport: "One of the best, no doubts about that.