Mario Balotelli supports Raheem Sterling angering some fans

If Sterling, the most expensive English player withvav $79 million price tag, started the job – and his City career – in style with a goal after just two minutes and 17 seconds, Joe Hart finished it by saving two penalties and scoring one of his own.

The goal contributed to an entertaining contest in the Australian section of the worldwide Champions Cup, which City went on to win 5-4 on penalties after a 2-2 draw at the end of 90 minutes.

The City coach is delighted to have Sterling on board for the new season and believes he will only continue to improve at the Etihad Stadium given the quality of his new team mates. “The same thing happened to me when I left Arsenal”, Nasri said, in quotes appearing in the Daily Mirror. He has the speed that we don’t have in the team so it will be a different way of playing. Despite how good Francesco Totti has been for the club, it is clear to see that he perhaps is not as effective around the goal as he used to be, and Roma could do with another striker to assist him.

Quite aside from failing to justify the multi-million pound fee it took Liverpool to front up in order to bring him back to the Premier League from Serie A, the Italy worldwide has divided supporters with his apparent lackadaisical approach to matches at times.

“I am sure he is the player that we need in our team, that’s the reason why we bought him”.

“Always for a striker its important to score, especially to score very early in the game”, he said.

Nigerian teenager Iheanacho put Manchester City ahead again on 51 minutes when he zeroed in on an very bad back pass by former England global Ashley Cole to coolly beat De Sanctis from close range.

But soon after, the 20-year-old showed why City were so keen to secure his signature, as he slotted calmly into the bottom-right corner in a one-on-one with Morgan De Sanctis after being played in by Iheanacho.

The former Liverpool star made his first appearance for City against Roma in Melbourne last night.

Hart converted one penalty himself during the resultant shoot-out and saved twice from Seydou Doumbia and then Seydou Keita to give City the victory. “YNWA, Liverpool is a family ALWAYS”.