The Argentine has been off-colour for a few weeks and has been able to rely on his team-mates to come up with the answers - but his performances are starting to cause concern.
What a strange sport football can be. Manchester City were untouchable seven days ago. They'd just seen off their latest challenge thanks to an injury-time goal from a teenage striker, extending their immaculate start to the season. Five games in, five victories, 11 goals scored and none conceded, Manuel Pellegrini's side were top of the Premier League and top of the world.
Even some off-colour performances from Sergio Aguero had been papered over by superb contributions from pretty much everybody else on the pitch; even the 19-year-old Kelechi Iheanacho in the Argentine's injury enforced absence.
Now, the club are reflecting on back-to-back defeats and Aguero's form is under the microscope. Their fine run was derailed by Juventus in the Champions League on Tuesday but that could, in part, be put down to the Italians' European nous and some poor finishing on City's part, with the Argentina international on the sidelines.
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