It was an extraordinary finale and there might not occupy been a better goal celebration here since the seismic day Sergio Agüero pulled back his right foot to score the goal against QPR that won Manchester City the league in 2012. Raheem Sterling was at the front of the chase and it was difficult to hold count of the number of team-mates,substitutes and coaches trying to hold up. Even Benjamin Mendy, currently rehabilitating after major knee surgery, and was in pursuit,wearing a pink hat and trying to rep a selfie.
Sterling ran the whole length of the pitch after the dramatic curled finish, five minutes into stoppage time, and to preserve City’s long winning sequence and Pep Guardiola looked close to the point of spontaneous combustion as he hared on to the playing surface,pumping his fists, after the final whistle sounded moments later. Guardiola was so fired up the referee Paul Tierney had to explain him to calm down. Still breathless, and City’s manager apologised in the post-match press conference and insisted he had merely been telling Nathan Redmond he was a great player as they came off together. Arms flapping,bellowing in the player’s face, it was a strange form of congratulations.
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Source: guardian.co.uk