Manchester City 3-1 AFC Bournemouth: 5 Hits and Flops

#2 Hit: Raheem Sterling

Sterling celebrates his eighth league goal this season during another memorable display

It was another impressive display from Raheem Sterling, who is now tied for the most Premier League goals this season - with Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and teammate Sergio Aguero (hamstring), rested on this occasion.

When Wilson levelled the scoring just before the break at 1-1, you were trying to see who would take the game by the scruff of its neck. City supporters were frustrated, the atmosphere flat and gradually starting to get impatient, worrying that this might not be their day - especially after a 2-2 away draw wih Lyon in midweek.

With no Kevin de Bruyne, David Silva on the bench and Aguero not involved altogether, Sterling stepped up to the plate. Working hard to create chances aplenty down the right-hand side, he was continuously running at and dribbling towards the final third with intent.

Unfortunate to hit the post after a great individual run, weaving his way beyond four opposition challenges before seeing his deflected strike cannon back off Asmir Begovic's near post. It only proved to be a sign of things to come though, providing him the extra energy needed to prompt a proactive response and maintain his attacking style in the hosts' attempts to restore their slender advantage.

Sterling reacted quickest to fire home from close-range and restore the hosts' advantage

He eventually got on the scoresheet, firing into the roof of the net from close-range after Danilo had a powerful effort parried into his path by Begovic. It wasn't a pretty goal, but it was just as important. He reacted quickest and in doing so, broke a goalscoring record - becoming the first player in Premier League history to score in their first six games against one single opponent.

He crucially maintained his attacking intensity, to ensure the visitors wouldn't get back into the game either while enjoying some good one-on-one battles with a returning Tyrone Mings, who didn't shy away from the challenge either and did well too.