Bacary Sagna admits Manchester City players need to meet the standards of star striker Sergio Aguero.
Aguero struck twice in their 2-2 draw with QPR on Saturday.
"We all need to rise up - we are all good players," said Sagna, after making his third league start for the Blues.
"There is a reason we play for City. We want to show everyone we can play for this team and succeed. We have plenty of games left and we want to keep our heads up.
"As long as Sergio scores, that is good, but we have a lot of good players who can do it.
"He is the one who changed the game. He scored twice - but we have many players who can do it.
"As long as he keeps pulling the team up, and we want to show we can raise our game and succeed."
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