Sergio Aguero is the highest-scoring South American in Premier League history after Manchester City striker netted his 85th goal

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Sergio Aguero scored in Manchester City's 4-1 defeat by Liverpool
The 27-year-old has overtaken compatriot Carlos Tevez's 84 goals
Uruguayan pair Luis Suarez (69 goals) and Gus Poyet (54) follow next

Published: 07:07 EST, 23 November 2015 | Updated: 10:19 EST, 23 November 2015

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Saturday's mauling at the hands of Liverpool will have been a day to forget for Manchester City but for one of Manuel Pellegrini's stars it provided another landmark moment.

Sergio Aguero's brilliant strike at the Etihad took his tally to seven goals in nine appearances in the Premier League this season.

And his curling effort on 44 minutes has seen him become the most prolific South American player in Premier League history.

Sergio Aguero celebrates after scoring his 85th goal in the Premier League on Saturday evening

Aguero returned from injury to score a sublime goal for Manchester City - despite their 4-1 defeat by Liverpool

That goal sees the 27-year-old (left) as the highest-scoring South American in Premier League history

The 27-year-old now has 85 goals in England's top flight - one more than his Argentine compatriot Carlos Tevez who managed his total during spells at West Ham, Manchester United and City.

Luis Suarez is third on this list with 69 during his three-and-a-half seasons at Liverpool prior to joining Barcelona in 2014.

Suarez's fellow Uruguayan Gus Poyet sits fourth having scored 54 times from midfield during his combined seven years at Chelsea and Tottenham.

Nolberto Solano completes the top five with 49 goals during his time in England - spread over spells at Newcastle, Aston Villa and West Ham.

Aguero's goal sees him overtake ex-City team-mate Carlos Tevez - who scored 84 top-flight goals in England

Former Liverpool striker Luis Suarez (centre) scored 69 Premier League goals during his time in England

Gus Poyet (left) sits fourth on the list with 54 goals from midfield at Chelsea and Tottenham (pictured)

Newcastle legend Nolberto Solano scored 49 times in the Premier League spread over three different teams

TOP 10 SOUTH AMERICAN SCORERS IN PREMIER LEAGUE HISTORY
Player	Country	Goals
Sergio Aguero	Argentina	85
Carlos Tevez	Argentina	84
Luis Suarez	Uruguay	69
Gus Poyet	Uruguay	54
Nolberto Solano	Peru	49
Juan Pablo Angel	Colombia	44
Hamilton Ricard	Colombia	31
Juninho	Brazil	29
Hugo Rodallega	Colombia	29
Carl Cort	Guyana	28

Aguero's overall tally has come in 129 appearances - giving him a formidable goal-to-game ratio of 0.66 per cent.

City's No 10, now in his fifth season in England, is widely regarded as the finest forward in the country - with only injuries having prevented the explosive striker from breaking Tevez's record sooner.

Last month he added weight to this notion in City’s 6-1 demolition of Newcastle by becoming only the fifth player to score five goals in a single Premier League fixture – joining Andy Cole, Alan Shearer, Jermain Defoe and Dimitar Berbatov.

Prior to his comeback at the weekend, Aguero had missed the last six weeks of the season due to a hamstring tear.

'One of the merits of this team is not just to depend on one player but of course our team is better with Sergio,' Pellegrini said at his pre-match press conference on Friday ahead of their clash at Liverpool.

Aguero (right) heads home to score one of his five goals in City 6-1 thrashing of Newcastle last month

Last season Aguero picked up the Premier League's Golden Boot award after scoring 26 goals in 31 games as Pellegrini's side finished runners-up behind champions Chelsea.

Leicester's red-hot forward Jamie Vardy currently leads this campaign's race with 13 goals but with Aguero fit and firing the England international knows he'll have to maintain his stellar form to pick up the award come May.

By then Aguero will be hoping to have retained the Golden Boot award on his mantelpiece alongside his third Premier League winner's medal.