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		</div><p>Sergio Aguero stands on the brink of another milestone as Premier League champions Manchester City head to Aston Villa this weekend.</p>
<p>The prolific Argentina striker needs just one more goal to equal Thierry Henry’s record 175 for a foreign player in the competition.</p>
<p>Aguero reached 174 with City’s opener in their 2-0 victory over Sheffield United a fortnight ago. He was then rested for the win over Everton on New Year’s Day.</p>
<p>After also sitting out the midweek Carabao Cup semi-final first-leg win at Manchester United, City’s all-time record goalscorer with 246 strikes in all competitions – 15 this season – is poised to return at Villa Park on Sunday.</p>
<p>City manager Pep Guardiola said: <em>“He’s a guy in the box with a sense of goal. He can score from everywhere, in all the positions. He’s an incredible striker, incredible.</em></p>
<p><em>“That he will score more goals than a legend like Thierry Henry is an incredible achievement – many, many goals.”</em></p>
<p>Aguero’s Premier League goals, in 254 appearances, have come at a similar rate to those of Henry. The Frenchman played 254 times for Arsenal from 1999-2007 and then returned for a brief loan in 2012, playing four more times and scoring one goal.</p>
<p>If Aguero moves past Henry, only Frank Lampard (177), Andy Cole (187), Wayne Rooney (208) and Alan Shearer (260) will be ahead of him on the all-time Premier League goalscoring chart.</p>
<p>Guardiola is hoping City can maintain their recent momentum this weekend.</p>
<p>Since the loss to Wolves on December 27 that probably dealt a final blow to their hopes of retaining the title, City have won their last four matches in all competitions.</p>
<p>They face a Villa side who, although in relegation danger, have won two of their last three.</p>
<p>Guardiola said: <em>“You have to play all the teams – sometimes at the top, sometimes the middle and sometimes the bottom. They’re a historic club with a fantastic stadium.</em></p>
<p><em>“They’ve changed, in the last games, their set-up and played more five than four at the back, maybe because of the absences with big injuries they’ve had.</em></p>
<p><em>“We’ll try to maintain the dynamic we have.”</em></p>
<p>One player Guardiola is wary of is Villa star Jack Grealish, who has impressed this season on his return to the top flight.</p>
<p><em>“I didn’t know him before I came here but he is an exceptional player,”</em> Guardiola said.</p>
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