Liverpool beat Watford 2-0 to temporarily top the Premier League table, but Reds fans were happy for less than 40 minutes before City knocked Burnley back to the top with a similar game. The biggest contributor to The easy victory for Manchester City was former Liverpool player Sterling, who twice assisted de Bruyne and Gundogan in the game. It is worth mentioning that after scoring twice in this game, Sterling has reached 72 assists in his career at Manchester City, in addition to 128 goals, and the number of goals involved has reached 200. No one else is among the Manchester City players of the same period.
In this campaign, Manchester City played the main force, and Sterling formed a forward trident with Glalis and Foden. Just five minutes into the opening, Sterling sent a cross from the right, and De Bruyne snatched a shot inside the penalty area to give City a fantastic start. In the 25th minute, Sterling again sent a cross from the right, and Gundogan grabbed a point from 10 yards in front of the goal to seal the victory for Manchester City early.
In the 90 minutes of playing time, Sterling delivered 2 assists, 3 breakthroughs and 2 successes, which are the highest in the game. In addition, he had 3 key passes, 2 shots on goal and a high score of 7.5 points after the game. With four life-and-death battles on the horizon against Atletico and Liverpool, Sterling's form has reassured City fans. After a period of confusion, the British star has once again become a player that Manchester City can rely on, whether it is to hold on to his old club to help the team defend the Premier League successfully or to pass the barrier to the Champions League, Manchester City is short of his help.
At the age of 27, the English domestic champions have won softly, the Champions League has also reached the final, and he is also the first scorer of Manchester City. Sterling's career was a great success. Today's achievements, on the one hand, because of his super football talent, on the other hand, his luck is also very good.
Born in Queen's Park Rangers academy, Sterling was recruited at the age of 15 by the Reds' Liverpool eye for £2 million and saw him as the next Rooney. Before that, at the age of 14, he was almost pushed into the Championship by the coach, but unfortunately he could not make the trip. Sterling also missed a record-setting opportunity. But at Liverpool, he still soared. Here I would like to thank two people, one is the young marshal Rodgers, who is very good at his knowledge, and the other is Uruguayan center Suarez. The former gave him enough playing time, and Suarez's promotion and help to him was even greater, as a full-fledged center player in today's world football, Suarez used passing and strategy to help the young Sterling grow up quickly.
In the 2013/14 season, Sterling and Suarez and Sturridge formed Liverpool's chilling "3S" forward combination, he cut down 9 goals and 5 assists, although Liverpool eventually finished second, but Sterling has gradually become famous. In the summer of 2015, Sterling joined Manchester City for £49 million.
At Manchester City, Sterling was also lucky, as he met a mentor like Guardiola and a super midfielder like De Bruyne. Under the careful tutelage of Guardiola, Sterling, who had played a little stunned before, became more and more reasonable on the pitch and gradually integrated into Manchester City's passing and control tactical system. One thing to say is that Sterling has done a better job at this than German winger Sane. The latter did not change his way to the black ball style until he left Manchester City. When Sane was pushed to the bench by Guardiola, Sterling was pulled to the left winger position, and over time, he also reached world-class standards in this position. In January's German market left winger value rankings, Sterling ranked Fifth with €85 million.
In addition to Guardiola, De Bruyne, the midfield master, also provided the conditions for Sterling's outburst, and his God Vision pass allowed the latter to score frequently. It turns out that if a striker encounters a super midfielder, it is simply a gift from heaven, and it belongs to the luck of being able to pick up the dog's head gold when he goes out and falls. Enviously, Sterling met not only the super midfielder, but also Guardiola, a world-class coach who is good at helping young players complete their transformation. In this case, it is difficult for him to think about progress.