Sergio Agüero powers Manchester City to victory in Malaysia

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<div class="track"><img alt="" src="http://hits.guardian.co.uk/b/ss/guardiangu-feeds/1/H.24.1.1/12140?ns=guardian&pageName=Sergio+Aguero+powers+Manchester+City+to+victory+in+Malaysia%3AArticle%3A1780969&ch=Football&c3=Guardian&c4=Manchester+City+%28Football%29%2CFootball%2CSunderland+%28Football%29%2CWolverhampton+Wanderers+%28Football%29%2CAEK+Athens+%28Football+club%29%2CBlackburn+Rovers+%28Football+club%29%2CSport&c5=Champions+League%2CPremier+League&c6=Press+Association&c7=12-Jul-31&c8=1780969&c9=Article&c10=News&c11=Football&c13=&c25=&c30=content&c42=Sport&h2=GU%2FSport%2FFootball%2FManchester+City" width="1" height="1" /></div><p class="standfirst">• Carlos Tevez and Adam Johnson also score in 3-1 win<br />• Blackburn's Leon Best suffers serious ligament injury</p><p>Sergio Agüero was the stand-out performer when <strong>Manchester City</strong> ended their tour of the far east with a 3-1victory over a Malaysia XI. The 24-year-old Argentina international opened the scoring with a fine first-half solo effort before setting up his strike partner Carlos Tevez, and then the winger Adam Johnson, to cement the win after the break.</p><p>It took Agüero just 17 minutes to make his mark at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur when, having earlier hit the crossbar and forced a save from the goalkeeper, Farizal Marlias, he opened the scoring.</p><p>The former Atlético Madrid forward surged past three defenders before chipping a deft shot past Marlias. Johnson and Tevez went close before half-time and although Norshahrul Talaha headed wide for the Malaysians in injury time, City went in at the break 1-0 to the good.</p><p>The game was effectively over within seven minutes of the restart when Agüero fed Tevez to make it 2-0 from a tight angle and then obliged once again to allow Johnson to add a third from 12 yards.</p><p><strong>Sunderland</strong> have been given little encouragement in their pursuit of the Wolverhampton Wanderers'<strong> </strong>striker Steven Fletcher. The Black Cats have tabled a bid for the Scotland international as their manager, Martin O'Neill, attempts to rebuild his pool of strikers, but the initial response from Wolves was a stubborn refusal to talk.</p><p>The chief executive, Jez Moxey, told the Wolverhampton Express and Star: "We are not getting drawn on offers for players in or out. Our best players are not for sale; we want to keep them and build the strongest possible team for the season ahead. We will do everything we can to retain the players we want to keep and continue to look to strengthen with new signings."</p><p>Wolves have signed the Mali international, Tongo Doumbia, on a season-long loan from <strong>Rennes</strong>. The 6ft 3in midfielder moves to Molineux with a view to a permanent deal having completed a medical on Friday, and joined his new team-mates in training over the weekend.</p><p>The <strong>Blackburn Rovers</strong> striker Leon Best is set for an extended spell on the sidelines after suffering anterior cruciate ligament damage on Sunday.</p><p>The 25-year-old Republic of Ireland international, a £3m summer signing from Newcastle, was carried off before half-time in Rovers' 2-1 friendly win over AEK Athens at Fleetwood. Best had put Rovers 2-0 ahead, adding to Nuno Gomes's opener with a fine individual effort.</p><p>A club statement read: "Rovers are preparing for the start of the Championship season without Leon Best after the striker suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in Sunday's pre-season friendly against AEK Athens."The <strong>Barcelona</strong> defender Carles Puyol has been given the all-clear after an operation on his right knee in May. .</p><p>The 34-year-old Spain international had arthroscopic surgery and was ruled out for the final weeks of last season, and he missed his nation's triumphant Euro 2012 campaign in Poland and Ukraine.Barça play pre-season friendlies against Paris St-Germain, Manchester United and Dinamo Bucharest before hosting Real Sociedad in their opening La Liga match on the weekend of Aug. 18-19.</p><div class="related" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><ul><li><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/manchestercity">Manchester City</a></li><li><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/sunderland">Sunderland</a></li><li><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/wolves">Wolverhampton Wanderers</a></li><li><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/aekathens">AEK Athens</a></li><li><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blackburn">Blackburn Rovers</a></li></ul></div><br/><div class="terms"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk">guardian.co.uk</a> &copy; 2012 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. 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