Against Leicester City, City scored six goals. However, they played extremely thrillingly, and at one point were scored three goals by their opponents. In an interview, Sterling said he was very "disappointed" and revealed that Guardiola warned the team at half-time.

After scoring twice in this campaign, Sterling scored four consecutive Premier League games since 2017. Meanwhile, Sterling has scored five goals in December, the top of Manchester City's players.
However, he was not happy, "The coach warned us at halftime, Leicester City conceded four goals in the first half, but they created chances with every attack. ”
Sterling also said, "It's disappointing, we just have to keep the game under control. After taking a 4-0 lead, you have to kill the game. ”
Despite falling behind, the Leicester City players did not give up. Sterling said: "Leicester City have some really good players who have not lost their minds and have continued to attack. Thanks to them, it was a beautiful game. ”