The Blues travel to Old Trafford on Tuesday six points behind Chelsea with three games in hand, and can ill-afford a slip-up if they are to usurp the Londoners.
Aguero will play no part due to injury, but knows picking up all three points is paramount if City are to keep the destination of the title in their control.
“For us, the three points are fundamental for the title race,” says Aguero, speaking exclusively in the May 2014 issue of FourFourTwo.
“As players, we want to win the league, and won’t stop fighting until that’s done, but for some fans the first thing they think about are the games against United. Derbies are always fantastic occasions for all involved. For the fans, these games are about a little bit more. A lot of people, I’d say 80-90 per cent, would be OK with us finishing fourth if we beat United.”
City, who snatched the Premier League title from their neighbours’ grasp in the final seconds of the 2011/12 campaign, have won four of the previous five league meetings against United and seen the tables turned since last season’s clash in M16.
Aguero scored the winner at Old Trafford last April, but by then Sir Alex Ferguson’s side were 15 points clear of Roberto Mancini’s side on their way to title number 20.
And the 25-year-old wants to see his team-mates ‘turn the whole sky blue’ by inflicting a sixth league home defeat of the season on David Moyes’ men.
“From the two-and-a-bit years that I’ve been here, I’d say the city is now more Sky Blue than before!” says Aguero.
“Obviously, there’s still a game to go this season to turn the whole sky our colours!”
