Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola showered praise on Raheem Sterling following City’s 6-1 thrashing of Southampton yesterday. Sterling scored a brace as Manchester City returned to the top of the table. They now have a two-point over Liverpool and Chelsea.
Sterling has probably been City’s best player in the Premier League so far. In 9 league games, the 23-year old has scored 6 goals and has provided 5 assists. He is currently the joint-leading assist provider of the Premier League along with City teammate Benjamin Mendy and Bournemouth’s Ryan Fraser.
Following City’s win, Guardiola hailed Sterling for his performance, lauding his transition from a player who was afraid to shoot to a fearless match winner.
Guardiola said, “In the first season he arrived with the ball, he was scared, he was looking ‘who is the guy I’m going to pass the ball to?’ He was not looking thinking ‘the ‘keeper is there’, he’s looking where his mates are. We spoke about that in training, and said ‘try to score goals, it doesn’t matter if you miss, be aggressive’. I think now maybe he has the feeling of enjoying scoring goals, making assists and being important in winning games. Now he is becoming a winning player. Of course it is so important we cannot forget he is 23 years old. If he has his mind to become a better player and to think ‘it’s not enough what I am’, he can reach whatever he wants.”
Manchester City’s next match is a Champions League fixture against Shakhtar Donetsk.
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