Guardiola surprised by Sterling’s Man City form
Guardiola surprised by Sterling’s Man City form Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola admits he has been surprised by Raheem Sterling’s prolific start to the campaign with the Premier League leaders. The England forward scored the winning goal in the midweek Champions League victory over Feyenoord, taking his season’s tally to 11 goals, equal with the most he has ever scored in an entire campaign. He has finally been showing the sort of potential that convinced City to pay Liverpool around £50m ($67m, 56 million euros) for his services, important for the club given that Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus have not been automatic selections this season. And that form has even taken aback his manager. “Yes — but it’s good,” said Guardiola when asked on Friday if Sterling’s record surprised him. “Sergio didn’t play all the games, Gabriel too. Normally both or one are better. It’s good that the players know he can s...
