‘I wouldn’t be surprised’ – Man City podcaster tips £81m-rated ace for potential ‘slow exit’

Manchester City podcaster and YouTuber Steven McInerney has been sharing his thoughts on City winger Raheem Sterling, his current role in the squad and what the future could hold for him. 

Sterling, who was signed from Liverpool in 2015, has become an instrumental part of City’s squad and thrived under Guardiola’s tutelage.

The 26-year-old City winger has made over 300 appearances for the club and lifted three Premier League titles, an FA Cup and four Carabao Cups.

Sterling was in scintillating form for England at Euro 2020 in the summer en route to the Three Lions’ defeat to Italy in the final at Wembley.

The England international has only scored once and registered one assist in nine appearances for City this season.

The former Liverpool star was deployed in a No 9 role against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, with Grealish and Riyad Mahrez deployed either side on the wings.

He was taken off in the second half against PSG on Tuesday and replaced by Gabriel Jesus, who is Guardiola’s main striker for their current season.

During the show, McInerney was asked what his thoughts are about Sterling and his future at City after it was reported earlier in the summer that the club were working on offering him a new deal.

In response, McInerney had this to say on the matter.

He said: “The best-case scenario is he finds his form, gets a new contract and stays around and carries on scoring the absolute tonne of goals that he’s scored for Manchester City, but right now, I’m a little bit on the fence about it.

“I’m not sure which way it’s going to go because I can see either possibility unfolding, and right now, I think his form is pretty poor. I mean, he’s been not at his best for probably a year and a half for City now, it’s not really been a very recent thing, it’s been a little bit longer than that.

“Right now, I wouldn’t be surprised if it did lead to a slow exit.”