Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has suggested that striker Sergio Aguero may not return to training until the end of next week.

Aguero suffered a recurrence of a hamstring injury against Barcelona nine days ago, and Pellegrini has ruled the Argentine out of City's next two fixtures against Fulham and Manchester United.

The 60-year-old told reporters: "He will maybe start working with the squad next week.

"I don't think that it will be the whole week, but he can maybe join in near the end of the week."

Aguero has scored 26 goals in 28 appearances during the current campaign.