The Man City marksman scored a hat-trick against Aston Villa on Sunday to take his tally to 177 league goals.
He moved ahead of Arsenal legend Thierry Henry as the Premier League’s leading overseas scorer and is now joint fourth record goalscorer in history, along with Frank Lampard.
Aguero has been exceptional since joining City in 2011 and has gone on to win four league titles.
He has had numerous memorable moments, including the final day comeback against QPR in 2012 when he scored a last minute winner to snatch the trophy from Manchester United’s grasp.
The 31-year-old is often not mentioned in the same breath as icons like Henry and Alan Shearer, something former Liverpool midfielder Murphy puts down to the club he represents.
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“I think we have taken him for granted,” Murphy told talkSPORT. “This isn’t a slant on Manchester City supporters, it’s more about the brand Man City and the club and the history, but is it because he plays for Man City?
“Would we be talking about him more and putting him on a higher pedestal if he played for Liverpool or Man United?”
talkSPORT host Jim White said: “Why is that? Because he is in with Kevin De Bruyne and other top, top players?”
Murphy added: “I think he’s been part of the Man City evolution where a lot of people have linked that to money.
“You are going to be a striker who scores goals if you are in a team who has all the best players, that flippant view.
“It doesn’t matter what team you are in or how good the players are, scoring goals is an art form.
“I think we have taken him for granted. Can we put him in the same breath as the likes of Henry or Shearer?
“Henry and Shearer, probably two of the best examples, the two greatest strikers we’ve seen in the Premier League, I think, they had the ability to lift the team on their own. They were the talisman for their teams. They grabbed games by the scruff of the neck when no one else in the team was.
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