Rahim Sterling - Pep's perfect soldier

When Pep Guardiola became the manager of Manchester City in the summer of 2016, it was a clear sign of how much the "citizens" had grown as a club.

Later, with the Catalan, they broke many records in the Premier League, and with him, a large number of players progressed and reached the top level.

However, this is not as evident with any footballer as with Raheem Sterling, who came to City a year before Pep.

A product of Queens Park Rangers and Liverpool, the lad has been involved in a total of 150 City goals under Guardiola so far - scoring 96, providing 54 assists (the latest of which came against Newcastle on Saturday)...

We present the players who marked "Boxing Day" in the Premier League:

THE GOALKEEPER

Meslie (Leeds United) - maybe the referee "pardoned" him when he disallowed Burnley's goal due to an alleged foul, but the fact is that Leeds have a goalkeeper who has a great future ahead of him.

DEFENSE

Sais (Wolverhampton) - Tottenham led for a long time, defended a 1:0 advantage, but allowed so many dangerous breaks to the Wolves that they somehow called for a draw. The Moroccan stopper gave the home team a point in the very finish with a precise header after a corner.

Tierney (Arsenal) - the defense did a good job against Chelsea, and the former Celtic player was also useful in attack, as he forced a penalty in a duel with Rhys James.

Andersen (Fulham) - "cottagers" have four draws in a row, in that series they conceded two goals. The defense has suddenly become a part of the team that manager Scott Parker can rely on.

THE MIDDLE

Xhaka (Arsenal) - disputed, often criticized, mostly rightfully so. The Swiss is not a favorite character among the "gunners" fans, but he responded to everything he is going through in London with a European goal from a free kick against Chelsea.

Ndombele (Tottenham) - already in the 57th second he was the scorer, and until the 70th minute, until Jose Mourinho took him out of the game, he was the best individual of Spurs.

Gindogan (Manchester City) - for all these years, it turned out that the German, along with Kevin de Bruyne, is the midfielder in whom Pep Guardiola has the most confidence. Gindogan started Newcastle on Boxing Day, helping City to win routinely.

Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) - he had a lot of mistakes in the duel with Leicester, but despite that he is responsible for every danger in front of the "foxes" goal. The Portuguese was the assistant in the first goal, the scorer for 2:1, but the "devils" had to settle for a draw at "King Power".

ATTACK

Sterling (Manchester City) - under Guardiola's command, he even scored 96 goals and 54 assists in the City jersey.

Bamford (Leeds United) - through the back door he entered the Premier League with Leeds. And now, after scoring 10 times in 15 matches, everyone knows who Patrick Bamford is.

Mane (Liverpool) - his miniature gave the Reds an advantage against West Brom. The fans were expecting a golead, but the champion unexpectedly lost two points.