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At the start of the season, question marks were hanging over Sergio Aguero and Raheem Sterlingas to whether they fitted into Pep Guardiola’s long term Manchester City plans.
Aguero proved his point by breaking City’s goalscoring record and Sterling has made himself irreplaceable even amid Guardiola’s star studded line-up.
That has been a familiar story of Sterling’s career: every time he has faced an obstacle or adversity, he has battled to overcome it.
From leaving Liverpool two years ago when his £49m move to City made him public enemy No1 and a popular target for rival fans who saw him as a symbol of greed.
But the decision to move to City was driven by ambition and it is proving to be a shrewd one.
Guardiola’s first season in charge at City was, in truth, a bit of a disappointment. When Guardiola overhauled his squad last summer there were doubts about Sterling’s future and whether he would lose his England place because of a lack of game time at the Etihad.
But rather than sulk or brood, Sterling fought back and, despite huge competition from Leroy Sane, Kevin De Bruyne, Gabriel Jesus and a host of other attackers, he used the pressure as motivation. Guardiola’s biggest achievement has arguably to unify the dressing room.
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