Aguero's intention is to stay at City

SERGIO Aguero hopes to put an end to any uncertainty over his Manchester City future by meeting club officials at the end of the season.

City's top scorer has described recent proclamations from the club and manager Pep Guardiola that they want him to stay as a "breakthrough" but he says he is yet to receive such assurances in person.

Speculation over Aguero's long-term future under Guardiola has recurred throughout the campaign and intensified when he lost his place to exciting new signing Gabriel Jesus last month.

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But since Jesus suffered a foot injury a fortnight ago, Aguero has roared back to form with four goals in the last two games against Monaco and Huddersfield.

Aguero, who is contracted until 2020, said on Spanish radio station Onda Cero: "I have three months to give my best and, as I always said, in June it will be seen.

"One thing is that the club officially says it and another thing is to tell me. My intention is to stay. The club can say what it wants but in June they will have to meet with me."

He added: "It is a breakthrough for the club to say that but I do not want to think about what will happen to my future.

"I hope that in June we can achieve some title which is the most important thing and then we will see."

Aguero's double in Wednesday's 5-1 thrashing of Huddersfield in an FA Cup fifth-round replay took his tally for the season to 22 and his overall haul since joining the club in 2011 to 158.

The Argentinian will bid to make it 23 goals for the season on Sunday when the Blues return to Premier League action with a trip to Sunderland.

United, meanwhile, will jump into the top four - at least temporarily - if they beat struggling Bournemouth at Old Trafford in the early kick-off tomorrow.

Midfielder Michael Carrick has revealed that he would probably hang up his boots if his United contract is not extended beyond the summer.

The 35-year-old is the second-longest serving player at Old Trafford - after Wayne Rooney - and his 11-year contribution will be recognised with a testimonial on June 4.

"I've said for some time now, as long as I feel I can contribute enough that's fine by me," Carrick said.

"I understand I am not going to play every game. I haven't really got a problem with that.

"But I don't think there's many places I'd want to play, if any, after this anyway."