Sterling confident in City's chances against Liverpool

Manchester City at its best can overcome Liverpool, according to attacker Raheem Sterling.

Published : Jan 01, 2019 10:57 IST

Manchester City star Raheem Sterling.
Manchester City star Raheem Sterling.
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Manchester City star Raheem Sterling.

Manchester City attacker Raheem Sterling believes his team can claim an important win over Liverpool if it is at its best.

Pep Guardiola's side needs a victory at the Etihad Stadium on Thursday to close the gap to Premier League leader Liverpool to four points.

Despite two defeats in its past three games, Sterling is confident in City's chances against his former club.

"If we can play the way we know we can play, we can beat anyone," he told UK newspapers.

"It's going to be a great game and we're all looking forward to it."

Manchester City fell behind in the title race after suffering shock defeats to Crystal Palace and Leicester City.

However, it rebounded by beating Southampton 3-1 on Sunday and Sterling talked up the importance of that result.

"It's a massive step and just what we needed," he said.

"We had two poor games and we knew we needed to win to give ourselves a chance and we did just that. Our previous two results were difficult to take and I thought we bounced back brilliantly.

"I think we owed it to ourselves and as a team to bring that level we know we can bring."

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