When Raheem Sterling’s work was complete almost the entire stadium was on its feet. It had been some day for the Manchester City player, featuring a 13-minute hat-trick and the starring role in a win that consolidates his team’s position at the top of the Premier League. No wonder the crowd gave him such an ovation when he was substituted shortly after securing the match-ball as a souvenir.Sterling’s blitz of the Watford defence came in the 46th, 49th and 59th minutes and the prize for Pep Guardiola’s side is moving four points clear in the position that, until recently, Liverpool were occupying. It was Watford’s 13th successive defeat against a top-six opponent, a sequence going back to January 2017, and it is not just the result that will pain everybody at Anfield. Related: James Ward-Prowse free-kick caps Saints comeback against Tottenham Continue readingreadfullarticle
