Guardiola sees something special and different in Sterling, and the instructions seem to be getting through. Sterling's goal against Southampton felt huge, and not just in the context of the title race in re-establishing City's eight-point lead. Sterling did something similar at Bournemouth in August, scoring even later — in the seventh minute of injury time — to clinch a 2-1 win. "We spoke last season many times, that he has to discover the pleasure for himself to win games, to score goals. And this year, when Sterling was linked with a swap deal with Arsenal winger Alexis Sanchez, Guardiola insisted his player would not be leaving.

Source: ABC News November 30, 2017 12:22 UTC