Sergio Aguero's car crash injuries confirmed by Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola... who has no problem with his striker's visit to Amsterdam prior to clash with Chelsea

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Pep Guardiola insisted he has no problem with Sergio Aguero's rest day activities after the Manchester City striker broke a rib following a car crash in Amsterdam late on Thursday night.

Aguero, in Holland to watch Colombian singer-songwriter Maluma, was riding in a taxi when the vehicle skidded and crashed into a lamppost on De Boelelaan in the city centre.

The 29-year-old escaped more serious injuries because he was wearing his seatbelt, which happened while he and a friend were travelling back to the airport in a Chrysler PT Cruiser.

Sergio Aguero suffered broken ribs following a car crash during a trip to Holland for a concert 

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola confirmed Aguero's rib injuries on Friday afternoon

Singer Maluma posted this image of Aguero signing a City shirt for him prior to the concert

Aguero received treatment in hospital and is now in Manchester. Guardiola's side trained at 11am and Aguero would not have arrived back until the early hours of Friday morning.

The forward could face up to two months out but Guardiola did not condemn his behaviour ahead of Saturday's crunch game at Chelsea.

'A day off,' Guardiola said. 'I think the day off is for them to be happy. I don't like to train every day and I want them to have fun. It's an accident.

'I was busy this morning preparing training and I'll speak to him this afternoon. We were worried about what happened.

'He cannot play tomorrow and maybe he won't go to the international break. The first impression is that he's broken the rib. Exactly how many days he'll be off I don't know.

'He's OK. What matters now if he's healthy. It doesn't matter if he can play or not, just that he's OK.'

Guardiola insisted he has no problem with Aguero visiting Holland so close to matchday

Aguero also used Instagram stories to show his fans his evening with Maluma in Holland

Prior to the gig the Argentine spent the day in the Dutch capital and enjoyed the canals

Aguero has been in sparkling form so far this season, scoring seven goals in all competitions and moving just a goal shy of Eric Brook's all-time scoring record for City.

He scored a hat-trick in his side's 6-0 victory at Watford on September 16 and backed that up with another goal on Saturday when he netted against Crystal Palace, but missed from the spot on Tuesday night during his side's 2-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League.

Earlier on Thursday evening, Aguero posted an image of himself alongside Maluma, thanking the Colombian star for the invitation to the concert, held at the city's AFAS Live venue near Ajax's Amsterdam Arena.

The Maluma show in Amsterdam attracted thousands of fans to the AMAS Live arena

Maluma also posted an image of Aguero signing a Manchester City shirt for him, with the caption 'long live football and friendship'.

His former club in Argentina, Independiente, said on Twitter: 'Strength and fast recovery. All Independiente is with you at this difficult time.'

His injury is another blow for a City side already missing left back Benjamin Mendy, who is set to miss the rest of the season after suffering an ACL injury. 

Aguero posted a short video of the Maluma concert from the side of the stage in Amsterdam