Same price, but one scores goals, while the other ...

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THE £35 million ($68m) price tags are similar but the differences in their performances couldn't be more stark.

Sergio Aguero and Andy Carroll are proof that the same budget can bring you vastly varying products.

So far there's been little evidence to suggest that Carroll's game will be a success.

Meanwhile at Eastlands, Argentinian Aguero has scored four goals in three games since his arrival from Atletico Madrid, including a hat-trick against Wigan on Saturday night.