{"id":1102935,"date":"2019-08-23T11:19:52","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T10:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1102935"},"modified":"2019-08-23T11:21:51","modified_gmt":"2019-08-23T10:21:51","slug":"raheem-sterling-score-30-goals-man-city-wright-phillips","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/raheem-sterling-score-30-goals-man-city-wright-phillips\/","title":{"rendered":"Raheem Sterling tipped to break the 30-goal mark for Man City this season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Manchester City winger\u00a0Shaun Wright-Phillips has backed\u00a0Raheem Sterling to reach the 30-goal mark this campaign.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The England phenom has already registered five goals across all competitions this season, including an insatiable Premier League hat-trick against West Ham.<\/p>\n

Could Sterling reach 30? Five things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Sterling has transformed into a winger of real substance under Guardiola.<\/li>\n
  • Prior to his arrival in the North West, Sterling was often criticised for his lack of end product.<\/li>\n
  • However, since the start of 2017\/18 Sterling’s combined total of goals and assists is 60 in 69 Premier League games.<\/li>\n
  • He has also created 123 chances in that time and currently leads this season’s Golden Boot race alongside Teemu Pukki.<\/li>\n
  • This form has prompted Wright-Phillips to argue that he could reach the 30-goal mark this term.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Since Pep Guardiola took charge in 2017, Sterling has experienced a rapid change in his game, evolving from frightening winger to devastating goalscorer.<\/p>\n

    Prior to the Catalonian’s arrival, Sterling’s best return was 11 goals, but across the past two seasons he has eclipsed the 20-goal barrier, and now looks set to reach Ronaldo or Messi heights this time round according to\u00a0Wright-Phillips.<\/p>\n

    He told City’s\u00a0official website<\/a>: “He\u2019s outstanding. He\u2019s a delight to watch, always plays with a smile on his face and does what City fans love \u2013 works hard, fights for the club and under Pep he\u2019s grown so much.<\/p>\n

    “People always talk about his end product and now you just expect him to have 15 assists a season.<\/p>\n

    “It\u2019s looking like he could hit 30 goals this season and I hope he does.”<\/p>\n

    So far in his career, Sterling’s best single-season total is 18 Premier League goals and 25 across all competitions.<\/p>\n