Manchester City 6-0 Chelsea: 5 Hits and Flops

#2 Hit: Raheem Sterling

Sterling excelled, scoring two and assisting one as City eased to an emphatic win

Enjoyed a blistering start as City began quickly, with the 24-year-old breaking the deadlock after four minutes. The fortuitous manner of his first goal was clear to see - Silva's deflected delivery trickled toward an empty area inside the box, although he still had ground to cover and was rewarded for some intelligent attacking movement.

He made no mistake on that occasion while persisting to torment Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta with his continuous surging runs down the left-hand side and centre whenever City broke with speed.

Won the penalty for Aguero's record-equaling hat-trick before applying the finishing touch from close-range to cap off a well-worked move for City's sixth and final goal. Two key passes (87.8% pass accuracy), two goals from two shots, two interceptions and four completed dribbles. Excellent.

Raheem Sterling, constantly criticised for his end product, has now scored 12 and created 11 assists in 24 league games this term. To put that into context, last season was Raheem's career best to date - he scored 18 and created 15 more in 33 league matches.

It's clear that the arrival of £60m Riyad Mahrez and threat of more competition for places has only benefited his progression, as the Citizens continue to enjoy the Englishman's development first-hand.