"City" striker S.Aguero will miss several weeks due to injury © EuroFootball.com

"Manchester City" club wishes a successful New Year's appearance in the match against "Stoke City" was overshadowed by the news that striker Sergio Aguero will not be able to play for several weeks due to an injury.

Today, Roberto Mancini's players easily defeated the "Stoke" footballers at home. In the 74th minute, the last goal from the penalty spot was scored by S. Aguero, but just a few minutes later the Argentine had to be replaced by Carlos Tevez.

After the match, this information was confirmed by "City" team assistant coach David Platt. It is speculated that the 24-year-old footballer will miss the "FA Cup" match against "Watford" and the Premier League match against London's "Arsenal".

"We have bad news - Sergio Aguero will definitely have to miss the upcoming matches," Platt said at a press conference. "We do not yet know exactly how long he will be out, but we also doubt if he will be able to take to the field in the match against 'Arsenal'."