Why Southampton star Redmond must look to emulate Raheem Sterling

The Saints winger has a stage to test himself against his international team-mate on Saturday and prove he is ready to cut it at the top.


For Pep Guardiola's shortcomings in his debut season at Manchester City - and there have been plenty - the transition of Raheem Sterling under the Catalan's tutelage is something he can be immensely proud of.

The 22-year-old's form fell away during parts of last season and even moreso during a tepid showing for England at Euro 2016, which he returned from the focus of tabloid vitriol. Guardiola's introduction as City boss has reinvigorated Sterling, however, and his productivity has increased considerably.

"He's decisive because he is playing a lot of minutes, a lot of games," Guardiola said of Sterling earlier in the season. "It is true – how many chances he creates, how many he scores, creates penalties, [wins] fouls and being aggressive without the ball in the press and many, many things. He is so important."