RAHEEM STERLING entered a prestigious club on Sunday with his 100th goal under Pep Guardiola.
Notching to make it 4-1 against Liverpool, the winger reached the milestone while helping dump his old side out of the title race.
Raheem Sterling now has a century of goals playing under Pep GuardiolaCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Lionel Messi remains comfortably Guardiola’s top scorerCredit: AFP – Getty
Sterling moved to the Etihad a year before Guardiola and began to realise his full potential under the coach.
In the Spaniard’s fourth game in charge, Sterling netted his first goal under his tutelage in an August 2016 win over West Ham.
And the century came up four-and-a-half years later at Anfield with a headed effort to nudge home Bernardo Silva’s cross.
Speaking last month, the coach said that City’s success could not have happened without Sterling.
He said: “[Sterling] is an incredibly important player for us.
“Everything we have done in the past without him would not have been possible.
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PEP’S TOP SCORERS
Lionel Messi – 211
Sergio Aguero – 120
Raheem Sterling – 100
Thomas Muller – 78
Gabriel Jesus – 75
“He will score goals, he will make assists and he will help in all departments like wingers normally aren’t able to do. I am more than happy and delighted to have him here with us.”
Lionel Messi unsurprisingly leads Guardiola’s personal scoring tally.
The pair, who remain in contact to this day, snapped up three LaLiga titles and two Champions Leagues during their time together.
Despite only playing under the ex-midfielder for four years, Messi scored a whopping 211 goals for Pep.
That came over just 219 appearances with Messi notching 73 goals in 2011-12, which was the only season Guardiola did not win the league title at the Camp Nou.
Second on the list is Sergio Aguero and his 120 goals under the coach.
Sergio Aguero is the second-top scorer from Pep Guardiola’s coaching careerCredit: Reuters
Thomas Muller led the line for the Spaniard at Bayern MunichCredit: Corbis
Number 100 came against Brighton in 2019 and, with the Argentine now 32 and looking towards his final years with City, he may end up being jumped by Sterling.
Fourth on the list is Thomas Muller and his 78 Bayern Munich goals during Guardiola’s three years in Germany.
Completing the top five is Gabriel Jesus, who has played his entire City career under the 50-year-old and scored his 75th City goal against Burnley last week.
Robert Lewandowski only featured in two of Pep’s Bayern campaigns and yet tallied an impressive 67 goals in that time.
Raheem Sterling takes a break from his usual position to try his hand at some goalkeeping in Man Utd training
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
