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Sergio Aguero officially announced his retirement this week due to a heart condition.
That brought a sad end to a legendary career filled with silverware, honours and, of course, goals. In fact, the Argentine netted 421 times for club and country in 765 games, an impressive record by all accounts.
Some teams, in particular, felt his wrath more than others. On that note, here's a look at Sergio Aguero's ten most favourite opponents:
#10 Stoke City - 8 goals (9 games)
There are four teams against whom Aguero has scored eight goals. However, only against Stoke City did he bag these goals in the fewest games (nine).
On every occasion he scored against the Potters, City won by at least a three-goal margin. Interestingly, all of Aguero's strikes against Stoke City have come in the league.
He faced them in the fourth round of the 2012-13 FA Cup, which City won 1-0. However, the Argentine failed to find the net after coming off the bench.
#9 Manchester United - 9 goals (16 games)
Manchester United are the first of many 'top six' teams Aguero has scored against. He was one of Manchester United's chief tormentors in the Manchester derby for a decade.
Aguero opened his account in the famous 6-1 victory at Old Trafford in 2011. Of his nine strikes against United, only one came in the FA Cup, which City lost 3-2.
#8 Burnley - 9 goals (10 games)
Aguero has also scored nine goals against Burnley, but in only ten games. In fact, barring two games, he has made contribution for City in every other clash against Burnley. That includes all five games across competitions at the Etihad.
He has struck six times against the Clarets in the league. Aguero has also netted thrice in the FA Cup - two in 2017-18 and one the next year.
Unfortunately, Aguero missed both of City's league clashes with Burnley in his final season at the club due to injury.
#7 West Ham - 10 goals (19 games)
Next up are West Ham, who have conceded ten times to Sergio Aguero, including eight in the league alone. The Argentine also bagged one strike apiece in the FA Cup and League Cup against the London club.
Aguero's most important strike was arguably in the 1-0 victory over the Hammers on matchday 28 of the 2018-19 season. That kept City in the title race ahead of Liverpool.
He also assisted four times against the London side. Among all the teams on this list, that's the joint-highest he has managed. He has racked up four assists against Chelsea and Newcastle too.
#6 Aston Villa - 10 goals (8 games)
Aston Villa boast a unique distinction of losing all eight games to City whenever Aguero was on the pitch. The Argentine has bagged six strikes in those clashes.
His incredible record includes one league hat-trick in a 6-1 victory in the 2019-20 season. He also scored in the EFL Cup final the same campaign, which City won 2-1.
City played Villa in the fourth round of the 2015-16 FA Cup, winning 4-0. However, Aguero was an unused substitute.
#5 Arsenal - 11 goals (19 games)
Aguero's 11 strikes against Arsenal spread across the league, FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The Gunners are among Aguero's five most favourite teams he has ever faced.
He scored a league hat-trick against them in the 2018-19 season, and also netted once in the 2018 EFL Cup final.
Only in the semi-final of the 2016-17 FA Cup did Aguero end up on the losing side against Arsenal despite scoring.
#4 Watford - 11 goals (8 games)
Watford are among the few teams against whom Aguero has scored a hat-trick in two different competitions - FA Cup in 2014 and Premier League in 2017.
Moreover, in City's historic 8-0 shellacking of the Hornets in the 2019-20 Premier League, the Argentine scored and assisted once. Like Aston Villa, Watford have also lost all their games to City whenever Aguero was on the pitch. The Argentine scored in six of those games.
#3 Tottenham Hotspur - 12 goals (18 games)
Sergio Aguero, time and again, gave Tottenham Hotspur nightmares with his prolific scoring ability. He netted in five consecutive league appearances against them between 2012 and 2015.
That period saw Aguero bag all four goals in a 4-1 league win in 2014, despite him missing a penalty. Following that game, though, Aguero had a dry spell and failed to score in seven consecutive top-flight appearances against them.
In fact, after the 2015-16 season until his departure from City this summer, Aguero struck only once against them in the league. He was an unused substitute in both league games last season.
In the final of the 2021 EFL Cup, Aguero was on the bench. Had he remained fit, he might have added to his tally against Spurs.
#2 Chelsea - 15 goals (23 games)
Aguero's first goals against Chelsea came with Atletico Madrid in the Champions League in 2009. He netted both goals in a 2-2 draw in the Spanish capital.
After joining City, he came back to haunt Chelsea regularly, scoring two league hat-tricks. Chelsea are the only team besides Newcastle against whom Aguero has struck multiple league hat-tricks.
However, in the 2021 Champions League final in May, the Blues got some redemption. They ruined Aguero's City swansong with a 1-0 victory, denying him another European title.
#1 Newcastle United - 15 goals (15 games)
Aguero has scored 15 goals against Newcastle United, making the Northeast side his joint-favourite side along with Chelsea in terms of goals.
However, he has managed so much in just 15 games. Aguero has struck two hat-tricks against the Magpies, one of which was a five-goal haul in 2015, a league game which City won 6-1.
