Raheem Sterling scores 1 goal to mark 1 week with Man City

Sterling quickly controlled the pass, opened up his body and calmly slotted the ball past Roma goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis.

“He played just 45 minutes and worked with our team just a few days, so I’m happy with the way he played”.

Hart proved Man City s hero, with saves off Seydou Doumbia and Seydou Keita to get the English club home.

Earlier, Sterling had his name hilariously misprinted on the team-sheet as “Stirling”.

He was desperately unlucky not to create a second goal before being substituted at halftime, garnering no sympathy from Australian referee Jarred Gillett despite a forceful challenge from Alessandro Florenzi that took out the Englishman’s legs.

Sterling, who left Anfield for City in a £49million deal last week after an acrimonious transfer saga, struck inside the first three minutes of a pre-season friendly against Roma in Australia.

Miralem Pjanic scored Roma’s first in the eighth minute with a thundering 25-metre strike.

“The doctor just said to me you can’t be around the other players”.

‘I think that the big positive was to see two young players like Manu Garcia and Kelechi – they both really had very good performances.

But even those looking to give the undoubtedly talented 24-year-old the benefit of the doubt and offer him another chance next season will be smarting by the tweets he wrote in support of recently new Manchester City signing Raheem Sterling. “I’m sure that he’s the player we need in our team and that’s the reason we bought him”.

However, he found the back of the net at the start of the second half to restore Man City’s lead after Roma defender Ashley Cole overhit a pass which fell into his path and he wasted no time before hitting it into the top of the net.

Still – it doesn’t seem like it’ll matter much soon – with the forward nearly certain to be shipped out – although Inter Milan are the latest to have rejected us offering him on loan (via Mirror). “He demonstrates why he’s here, not only as player now but I think he will improve a lot in the future, playing with Yaya, Silva and Aguero”.

Roma beat Real Madrid 7-6 on penalties after the opening ICC game finished scoreless at the MCG on Saturday.