Aguero scores hat-trick, puts himself in Golden Boot discussion

Sergio Aguero is right back in the race.

The Manchester City ace, who came into Saturday's contest against Chelsea sitting on 18 goals for the season, found the net three times at Stamford Bridge in a 3-0 triumph, single-handedly crushing the Blues and putting some pressure on Harry Kane in the race for the Golden Boot.

Aguero, who has once again dealt with an assortment of ailments this season, now finds himself tied with Jamie Vardy for second on the league scoring chart. Both men are chasing Tottenham talisman Kane, who has found the net 22 times on the campaign.

With the trio of tallies, the diminutive Argentine joined an exclusive group to accomplish the feat at Stamford Bridge, joining Robin van Persie and Nwankwo Kanu as the only men to hit the mark in the Premier League era.