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Manchester City star Raheem Sterling reveals Pep Guardiola stopped his 'pointless dribbling' and turned him into ruthless goalscorer

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Raheem Sterling says Pep Guardiola has removed the needless dribbles from his game and has turned him into a ruthless goalscorer.

It is hard to argue with the methodology of the Manchester City manager when considering the 17 goals Sterling has now scored this season, his latest coming in Wednesday's 1-0 win at Newcastle.

That tally is already six more than he has managed in any previous campaign and his 13 in the league are only bettered by Harry Kane and Mo Salah.

Raheem Sterling dribbles past Newcastle's DeAndre Yedlin on Wednesday night
Raheem Sterling dribbles past Newcastle's DeAndre Yedlin on Wednesday night
But Pep Guardiola has told Sterling to cut out excessive dribbling from his game
But Pep Guardiola has told Sterling to cut out excessive dribbling from his game

'I've probably had better seasons dribbling, but this is the most efficient I've been and that's exactly what I want to do.