Raheem Sterling sets bizarre Premier League record as Manchester City sweep aside Brentford

Raheem Sterling set a new Premier League record as Manchester City continued to storm ahead of the competition, sweeping Brentford aside courtesy of a 2-0 scoreline, and sending the Citizens 12 points clear of Liverpool in second place, although Jurgen Klopp’s side do have two games in hand.

After a close opening half an hour, Riyad Mahrez calmed any nerves that Pep Guardiola and co. may have had coming into the tie, stroking home from the spot after Raheem Sterling was adjudged to have been fouled in the box by Mads Roerslev.

Then, on the hour mark, it was Kevin De Bruyne’s chance to capitalise on another mistake from Thomas Frank’s side, as he put the result beyond doubt.

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Sterling sets new record

And, in winning the penalty, Raheem Sterling set a new Premier League record. The English forward has now won the most spot-kicks in Premier League history, with a whopping 23 across his career to date.

At 26 years old, should he remain in England he will have plenty of time to add to that tally in the years to come, and he has certainly developed a knack of forcing officials to point to the spot.

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Love it or hate it, there is no doubt that Sterling, like Harry Kane and many other players in the top flight, have cottoned onto the fact that you simply will not help your side by ‘staying on your feet’ as pundits and fans alike urge them too. Rarely are spot-kicks given for players who are fouled but don’t go down.

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Premier League table

#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester City	23	41	57
2	Liverpool FC	22	39	48
3	Chelsea FC	24	30	47
4	West Ham United	24	11	40
5	Manchester United	23	6	39
6	Arsenal FC	21	8	36
7	Tottenham Hotspur	20	2	36
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	21	3	34
9	Brighton & Hove Albion	22	0	30
10	Leicester City	20	-3	26
11	Aston Villa	21	-4	26
12	Southampton FC	22	-8	25
13	Crystal Palace	22	-3	24
14	Brentford FC	23	-12	23
15	Leeds United	21	-16	22
16	Everton FC	21	-13	19
17	Newcastle United	22	-20	18
18	Norwich City	22	-32	16
19	Watford FC	22	-18	15
20	Burnley FC	20	-11	14

Player	Team	Goals
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	16
Jota, Diogo	Liverpool FC	10
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	9
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City	9
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	8
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	8
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	8
Smith-Rowe, Emile	Arsenal FC	8
Raphinha	Leeds United	8
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	8
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	7
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	7
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	7
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester City	7
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	7
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City	7
Maupay, Neal	Brighton & Hove Albion	7
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City	7
Silva, Bernardo	Manchester City	7
Ward Prowse, James	Southampton FC	6

Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Salisu, Mohammed	Southampton FC	0	7
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	0	6
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	7
Maguire, Harry	Manchester United	0	6
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	0	6
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	0	6
Rice, Declan	West Ham United	0	6
Westwood, Ashley	Burnley FC	0	6
Alonso, Marcos	Chelsea FC	0	6
Norgaard, Christian	Brentford FC	0	6
Tarkowski, James	Burnley FC	0	6
Laporte, Aymeric	Manchester City	1	5
Mings, Tyrone	Aston Villa	0	6
Romeu, Oriol	Southampton FC	0	6
Llorente, Diego	Leeds United	0	6
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	6
Ward, Joel	Crystal Palace	0	6
Brownhill, Josh	Burnley FC	0	6
Skipp, Oliver	Tottenham Hotspur	0	6
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	0	4

Player	Team	Assists
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	10
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	9
Robertson, Andy	Liverpool FC	8
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	7
Jesus, Gabriel	Manchester City	7
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	7
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	6
Cancelo, Joao	Manchester City	6
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	5
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	5
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	5
James, Reece	Chelsea FC	5
Kovacic, Mateo	Chelsea FC	5
Redmond, Nathan	Southampton FC	5
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester City	4
Ward Prowse, James	Southampton FC	4
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	4
Benrahma, Said	West Ham United	4
Doucoure, Abdoulaye	Everton FC	4
Moura, Lucas	Tottenham Hotspur	4