‘I’ve had some hammer!’ – Paddy Kenny never able to forget Sergio Aguero heroics

Paddy Kenny acknowledges he had a hand in history – by failing to get a hand to a Sergio Aguero shot.

Kenny was the QPR goalkeeper dramatically beaten by Aguero as the Argentinian famously clinched the title for Manchester City with a last-gasp stoppage-time strike a decade ago.

Just moments earlier, with QPR leading 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium, it had looked as if the Premier League crown was heading across town to Manchester United.

Yet Aguero’s goal, coming with 93 minutes and 20 seconds on the clock and just moments after Edin Dzeko had equalised, completed a dramatic turnaround.

United were sensationally denied the title as City won 3-2 in the most remarkable final-day finish the competition has seen, and some people have never let Kenny forget it since.

I've had some hammer over the years, saying I should have saved it.- Paddy Kenny

“I used to question every goal I conceded and that goal was no different,” Kenny told the PA news agency. “Maybe I could have taken half a step more to the left and possibly saved it.

“But he shot from about eight yards – and he could strike a ball! It was just pure pace that beat me because of how close he was. When people shoot from that sort of range you don’t have a lot of reaction time.

“I’ve had some hammer over the years, saying I should have saved it, but that’s something that comes with the job. Imagine if I had saved it! No-one would ever mention it, would they?”

City had begun the day needing to match United’s result at Sunderland to secure their first league title in 44 years.

After a season featuring plenty of twists and turns, it was never destined to be straightforward.

Adding to the tension was the fact QPR needed a result themselves to be sure of avoiding relegation.

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