Man City escape QPR with valuable point behind Aguero's heroics

Sergio Aguero's twelfth Premier League goal earned Manchester City a point at Loftus RoadTwo goals from Sergio Aguero earned Manchester City a point in a 2-2 draw with Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road in the Premier League on Saturday.

Charlie Austin gave Rangers a first half lead with a neat finish in front of watching England manager Roy Hodgson before Sergio Aguero equalized matters on 32 minutes. A Martin Demichelis own goal looked like it had given Rangers a crucial win in their battle to escape the drop zone before Aguero netted a second equalizer with eight minutes remaining as City dropped further behind leaders Chelsea in the Premier League title race.

But it was Rangers, who remain in the bottom three in spite of picking up a point against the champions, who were left aggrieved not to gain all three with referee Mike Dean the center of attention. City and Joe Hart had a lucky escape on eight minutes when Austin – who moments earlier had a goal ruled out for offside – profited from a weak free kick by the England goalkeeper to fire in. Hart indicated to Dean he had accidentally taken two touches and the effort was disallowed, prompting protests from the home players.