The best Premier League players wearing number 10 right now

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Some of the world's best players have worn the number 10 shirt

1.Sergio Aguero

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Sergio Aguero has been extremely influential at Manchester City

The Argentine striker tops this list simply because of what he has achieved at Manchester City so far. He's scored an incredible 128 goals in 182 league matches for them.

He is now just one goal away from equaling Eric Brook's club record of 177 goals. He is also the Premier League's highest non-European goalscorer.

City signed Aguero from Atletico Madrid in 2011 for a fee of 38 million pounds. And boy, has he been worth it. In his six years at the club, he has led them to two Premier League titles, and has scored 20 plus league goals on four occasions.

His pace, strength, dribbling and lethal finishing make him a nightmare for every defender. His tactical intelligence means he is also capable of providing assists by playing as a shadow striker just behind the traditional number 9.

Following Edin Dzeko's departure, he took up City's number 10 shirt in the 2015/16 season. He finished behind Harry Kane in the Golden Boot race that year, but made only 30 appearances, recording the best goals-to-minutes ratio in the league.

In 2016/17, he experienced a setback when new signing Gabriel Jesus gave him fierce competition, but the Brazilian's injury meant that Aguero was restored to the starting XI, and he finished the season with 20 goals.

This year, Pep Guardiola's 3-5-2 formation allows the South American duo to play together, and so far its proven to be an excellent gamble by the Spanish boss.

Aguero with six goals and Jesus with four form the best attacking duo in the league right now. Their understanding of each other might well give City an edge over their rivals in the title race.

As far as Argentina is concerned, Aguero is unfortunate to have been born in the same era as Lionel Messi. He still has 33 goals in 82 appearances for his country, which makes him currently the second highest active goalscorer.

At 29 years old, he still has a solid 5 years left in him. He has already established himself as a Premier League and Man. City legend. All that's missing from his trophy cabinet right now is a Champions League title, and the way that City are shaping up under Guardiola, you wouldn't bet against them.

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