'It was something I had to get off my chest,' said Sterling ahead of the FA Cup final. At the beginning of City’s FA Cup final campaign they had trounced Rotherham 7-0, Burnley 5-0 and Newport 4-1. Now he has been a vital part of the team to score the biggest ever FA Cup final victory at Wembley. Only two teams had ever previously recorded 6-0 final wins, and those were in 1890 and 1903, before the cup final was even played at the old Wembley, let alone the new one. The diminutive City striker could even find himself captaining his country in three weeks at the Nations League finals.

Source: Forbes May 19, 2019 13:07 UTC