Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola showers praises on Raheem Sterling as the England international singlehandedly changed the course of the game in the 3-1 victory over Bournemouth.
Despite Bernardo Silva’s opener, City were lacklustre in the first half and lacked intensity required to match the Cherries. Bournemouth took their chances and Callum Wilson reduced the deficit just before the interval.
But a different second half saw City cruised to their sixth consecutive win with goals from and Illkay Gundogan helping them in the proceedings. Sterling was kept quiet for the most of time in the first half but the former Liverpool winger was a different player altogether in the second half.
Guardiola said, “In the first half Raheem was not involved and in the second half he changed the game.
“In the first half it was flat, a lack of rhythm. We are good when we’re playing one way, the other way everyone can beat us.
“But in the second half the action from Raheem and Fabian Delph helped us to take our rhythm, and the second half was much better.”
“Because we play every three days. We travelled in the Champions League and came back and sometimes it’s complicated
“Because the opponents are good too, so that is what it is. So that’s why in this team everyone has to learn that and everyone knows you can be tired, but always be ready to do that.”
