LESSONS LEARNT FROM GRAHAM POTTER’S FIRST WIN AS CHELSEA MANAGER

Goals from Conor Gallagher and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang saw Chelsea come back from behind to earn three points against Crystal Palace in Graham Potter’s second match in charge

A change in tactics

In Graham Potter’s opening Chelsea match, followers of the Blues were treated to a surprise when Raheem Sterling was positioned as a wing-back and given its success nobody would have ruled out it happening against Crystal Palace. Continue reading            LESSONS LEARNT FROM GRAHAM POTTER’S FIRST WIN AS CHELSEA MANAGER

CITY POTENCY REMAINS INTACT WITHOUT TRIO

Manchester City have shown in the first week of the new Premier League season that their attacking potency is still intact despite losing three quality players during this summer’s transfer market.

Three quality players from the City team that won four Premier League titles in the last five seasons have left the club to join some of their Premier League rivals. Manchester City have shown they are still the best team in the Premier Leaguewithout those three quality players namely Raheem Sterling, Gabriel Jesus and OleksandrZinchenko. Continue reading CITY POTENCY REMAINS INTACT WITHOUT TRIO

CHELSEA IN £60M STERLING CHASE

West London side Chelsea are confident of signing England international Raheem Sterling from fellow Premier League side Manchester City. The Blues are keen on signing the former Queens Park Rangers (QPR) and Liverpool attacker and it could take closer to £60m for City to sanction the transfer according to Sky Sports News. Sterling has one year left on his current deal with the Premier League holders and they would prefer to sell him if they receive a suitable bid rather than let him leave for free when his contract is up next summer.


Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel is a big admirer of 27-year-old forward Sterling and he’s certain that the Englishman will fit into his team. He’s said to be targeting Sterling as a replacement for Belgian international RomeluLukakuwho’s on his way out of the club. Lukaku is in his second spell at Stamford Bridge following his return from Italian side Inter Milan last summer, but things have not gone according to plan for the striker.
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SPURS EYEING RAHEEM STERLING SWOOP

North London outfit Tottenham Hotspur want to sign Raheem Sterling from Manchester City this summer according to the reports in the British media. The specific report from The Telegraph stated that Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte would like to strengthen his team with the winning of the England international.


Raheem Sterling has been one of the most important players for Manchester City over the course of the past four to five seasons. He won his fourth Premier League title in five seasons at Manchester City after they came from behind to beat Aston Villa 3-2 at home. Raheem Sterling came on as a second half substitute for Algerian player Riyad Mahrez very early in the second half and he was the man who provided the first goal of the game for German midfielder IlkayGundogan who had also been introduced into the game just as Sterling. Villa had just taken a two-nil lead before Sterling provided the cross for Gundogan to head in at the far post to halve the deficit for the Citizens. Spanish midfielder Rodri Hernandez then levelled the game for Manchester City almost immediately via the assist from another substitute in OleksandarZinchenko. Gundogan then scored his second goal of the game to hand City the win with all the three coming under the space of six minutes. Continue reading SPURS EYEING RAHEEM STERLING SWOOP

STERLING EYEING THREE-MATCH SCORING RUN

England international attacker Raheem Sterling has scored in his last two games for Manchester City and he could make it three games on the bounce if he finds the back of the net when the holders take on out-of-form Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday evening.

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Raheem Sterling scored his first hat-trick of this season to lead Manchester City to an emphatic 4-0 win at the home of relegation battlers Norwich City. The Canaries are in a battle to survive relegation alongside the likes of Watford, Newcastle United and Burnley. England midfielder Phil Foden scored the other goal during the big win recorded by City at the expense of Norwich City.
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STERLING BENCHED FOR BIG CITY WIN

England international Raheem Sterling was on the Manchester City bench from start to finish as the Citizens moved four points clear at the Premier League summit thanks to the thumping win over Leeds United who were very poor during the league game played at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night.

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Raheem Sterling was left on the bench as manager Pep Guardiola opted to rotate his squad ahead of the publishing December schedule. The England man came into the Leeds United game on the back of joining the century club in the Premier League. Sterling scored the only goal of the game from the penalty spotas Manchester City beat Wolves 1-0 at home in the league with the assistance of the controversial penalty awarded in the second half at the expense of ten-man  Wolves who had star striker Raul Jimenez sent off in the first half after two quick yellow cards. Raheem  Sterling was able to score his 100th Premier League goal from 12 yards to give his team the points at stake.
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PREMIER LEAGUE: CITY EXTEND WINNING RUN

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Premier League champions Manchester City have extended their winning run to three games in the English top flight after the slim victory over Leicester City. Manchester City came into the game against hosts Leicester City on the back two successive 5-0 victories in the Premier League and they were able to make it three wins in a row with the 1-0 win over the Foxes on the back of the opening weekend loss to North London giants Tottenham Hotspur.

England international Raheem Sterling started the game at Spurs and was largely anonymous. The hosts secured the three points at stake thanks to the second half strike from South Korea national team talisman Son Heung-Min. Since the defeat to Tottenham, Manchester City have won three straight league games to move into the top three on the Premier League standings. Continue reading PREMIER LEAGUE: CITY EXTEND WINNING RUN

STONES BACKS STERLING FOR EURO AWARD

Manchester City defender John Stones has backed club teammate Raheem Sterling for the big award at the end of Euro 2020 on Sunday. Stones praised Raheem Sterling and the quality shown by the petite forward for the Three Lions in a chat with reporters at a press conference this week as England prepare to take onItaly in the final game of the Euro 2020 tournament.

 

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Stones believes that Raheem Sterling is on course to win the player of the tournament for the form shown by the Manchester City attacker since Euro 2020 started. Sterling was the only England player target in the group stage as the Three Lions scored just twice to proceed to the knockout stage from Group D as top spot recipients. Sterling scored in the first game of the tournament for England in a 1-0 win over Croatia before repeating the same feat in the 1-0 win over the Czech Republic in the Three Lions’ final game in their group. In between the two games, England and Scotland played out a goalless draw.
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ARSENAL EYEING MOVE FOR 10-GOAL ATTACKER

North London giants Arsenal are reportedly interested in a move for Manchester City attacker Raheem Sterling. This is according to the publication from The Sun which claimed that the Gunners want to sign Sterling who could leave the Etihad Stadium when the summer’s transfer window reopens in the coming weeks.

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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola wants to carry out a mini surgery on his squad this summer and Raheem Sterling could be one of the players to make way for new signings.
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STERLING INFLUENCE REDUCED AT CITY

Manchester City attacker Raheem Sterling will have to prove himself all over again to manager Pep Guardiola after his influence on the team reduced significantly this season. Raheem Sterling was previously one of the first names in the Manchester City starting XI but that’s no longer the case in recent months.

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Raheem Sterling has been repeatedly left out of the big games by Spanish tactician Guardiola.  In the biggest games of the season against German Bundesliga opposition Borussia Dortmund, Sterling played for just two minutes over the two legs.
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