It is one of the stranger conundrums of Pep Guardiola’s time at the Etihad that questions continue to hang over the future of the club’s all-time record goalscorer.
The beauty of Aguero is that he responds by doing what he has always done best. The 29-year-old is one of those players who finds happiness and freedom on the pitch, never looking troubled by the pressures of his job.
He scored twice here against Bournemouth to take his total to 184 goals, and set up the other for Raheem Sterling.