Fantasy: Aguero alternatives

Our Sky Sports Fantasy Football scout looks at alternatives for Sergio Aguero as the Manchester City striker begins a four-match ban.

The striker will miss upcoming clashes with Leicester, Watford, Arsenal and Hull following his knee-high tackle on David Luiz, leaving 30 per cent of Sky Sports Fantasy Football managers considering replacements.

With Aguero rated the Premier League’s most expensive striker at £13m, here’s a look at the potential players who could take his place…

High flyers

Alexis Sanchez (£12.4m) – 119 points

Arsenal’s star man looks the obvious pick after climbing to the top of the Sky Sports Fantasy Football scoring charts at the weekend with a stunning hat-trick.

An assist and the Sky Sports man-of-the-match award saw him rack up a whopping 27 points at the weekend, two more than Liverpool’s Daniel Sturridge has picked up all season.

The Chilean, who has been utilised as a striker by Arsene Wenger, is now the league’s joint top goalscorer with 11 goals, but the big question is whether he can maintain such form, having managed tallies of 13 and 16 in his previous campaigns.

Diego Costa (£12.1m) – 108 points

Costa is level with Sanchez in the goalscoring charts and is just one of four players to have passed the 100-point mark following his leveller against Manchester City on Saturday.

The Spain international also provided an assist for Chelsea’s third …

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