Aguero back in Manchester City training after car crash

Sergio Aguero undertook a light training session with Manchester City on Tuesday less than two weeks after breaking his rib in car crash.

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero returned to training on Tuesday, within two weeks of his car accident which left him with a broken rib.

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has returned to light training after suffering a broken rib.

Aguero sustained the injury when a taxi he was travelling in crashed into a lamppost in Amsterdam less than 48 hours before the Premier League leader signed off for the current international break with a 1-0 win at Chelsea.

READ: Aguero suffers fractured rib in car accident

It meant the 29-year-old was ruled out of Argentina's goalless draw with Peru and must watch on as Jorge Sampaoli's side tries to salvage its 2018 World Cup qualification hopes in Ecuador.

City's medical staff gave an initially optimistic prognosis, expecting Aguero to return within two to four weeks, although Argentina's team doctor Donato Villani suggested a month-and-a-half was a more likely timeframe.

A statement released on City's official website suggests Pep Guardiola's medical team are closer to the mark, with Aguero confirmed to have taken part in a "light session" on Tuesday, ahead of Pep Guardiola's side returning to action at home to Stoke City on Saturday.

#Video Así quedó el vehículo donde viajaba Agüero en Holanda: el argentino sufrió una fractura en las costillas. https://t.co/rkzno9HO5z

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Aguero has seven goals in eight appearances this season and is one shy of Eric Brook's all-time club scoring record on 177.

City returns to Champions League action at home to Napoli after the Stoke match, having won each of its first two Group F matches versus Feyenoord and Shakhtar Donetsk.