Raheem Sterling Scored His First EPL Goal for Manchester City

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Raheem Sterling scored his first league goal for Manchester City on Saturday vs. Watford. The England international turned in a cross from Bacary Sagna, tapping it past Watford keeper Heurelho Gomes just after the second half restart.

It is required now to mention that City paid close to $75 million to Liverpool for Sterling earlier this summer and are on the verge of adding Kevin De Bruyne from Wolfsburg for a reported fee in the $100 million range. Money isn’t really an issue for City’s mega-wealthy owners, as much as the English soccer media likes to harp on it at all occasions.

City remain on track to start the season with four straight wins and 12 points in the bank before the International break, along with a sizable lead over struggling Chelsea. An attack with Sergio Agüero, David Silva, Sterling, De Bruyne, complemented with Yaya Toure’s goal-scoring from midfield is going to be hard to top (or stop) in the EPL this season. How many other teams can afford to bring a player of Samir Nasri’s quality off the bench?

Sterling thrived two seasons ago, playing in the same lineup as Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge at Liverpool. Expect similar results with City’s talented attack this year.