Raheem Sterling started for Arsenal first time yesterday. He started the Carabao Cup match against Bolton as left winger. Sterling was looking very sharp and played for 81 minutes. Mikel Arteta was impressed by the former Man City and Chelsea ace. Sterling showed his quality and the Arsenal fans may find signing him on the deadline day worth it.
Sterling was the third highest rated player in the match just below Ethan Nwaneri and Declan Rice. The 29 year old winger picked up 1 goal and 1 assist in 81 minutes.
In the 37th minute, Sterling made a perfect run and crossed the ball to Nwaneri. Just like that, Sterling opened up his assist tally for Gunners. Later in second half, Sterling scores his first ever goal for Gunners. In the 64th minute, Sterling scored from a powerful shot and opened his goalscoring tally.
Sterling’s stats against Bolton
Along with 1 goal and 1 assist, Raheem Sterling was able to create 1 big chance for Arsenal. He completed 21 passes with 75% accuracy. He also had 3 shots with 100% shot accuracy.
Sterling made 45 touches out of which 8 came in opposition box. Sterling won 1 tackle and made 3 recoveries.
However, he was not able to complete a single dribble despite trying for three times. Another area where Sterling lacked was winning duels. He was only able to win 1 out of 8 duels. All stats as per FOTMOB.
Arsenal boss about Raheem Sterling
Mikel Arteta already knew the worth of Sterling since they worked together at Manchester City. Last night, Sterling showed why Arteta trusts him and this made the Arsenal boss really happy.
Firstly, Arteta said that Sterling is getting better and better. Furthermore, he added that Sterling is taking steps ahead and said that you can see what he can do and how he can deliver. Lastly Arteta said, Sterling was involved in a few goals and hence it was a positive night for him.
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