Remembering when Aguero scored five goals in 20 minutes for Man City

‘Aguerooooooooooooooo’.

Most football fans will remember where they were at the moment Martin Tyler spontaneously combusted live on air. The strike that made a flustered Paul Merson speak about lovebites on Soccer Saturday. When Sunderland fans did the Poznan in front of a furious Sir Alex Ferguson.

That goal in May 2012 will always remain the quintessential Sergio Aguero goal, the moment where all the hype and bluster surrounding the Premier League was justified in a shot of pure adrenaline.

But Manchester City’s record goalscorer was excellent for so long that some of his other personal hauls are in danger of being overlooked.

Such as the time he scored five goals in 20 minutes against Newcastle United in October 2015.

On the face of it, this was an achievement that looked like it should come with more asterisks than a French comic book.

For one, Newcastle were managed by Steve McClaren and didn’t let this 6-1 thrashing at the Etihad stop their brisk walk towards relegation at the end of the 2015-16 season.

Yet this demolition job showcased why Aguero was the creme de la creme of strikers during his prime.

The Argentina international entered the game having only scored once during the embryonic league season.

Newcastle were meant to be obliging opponents, having arrived in east Manchester winless, but surprised themselves and everybody else by taking the game to City.

After Aleksandar Mitrovic plundered the opening goal, McClaren’s side proceeded to dominate the first half. The Newcastle manager said afterwards that his side should have been 3-0 up at half-time – which was a claim that sounded much less ridiculous than it looks on paper.

But, like a pack of noisy zebras failing to notice a nearby lion emerging from its