RAHEEM Sterling was left with a feeling of what could have been despite Chelsea taking an unexpected point at Manchester City after the England international scored against his former club last weekend.
Sterling put Mauricio Pochettino’s side ahead in the 42nd minute but Rodri salvaged a draw for Pep Guardiola’s hosts seven minutes from time.
The Blues were set up to counter attack and consistently looked a threat.
“I think in the end we can be pleased with a good point but I also think there’s a bit of disappointment not to win the game,” Sterling said on Chelsea’s website.
“We had chances to finish the game off, although so did they in fairness, but we had some really good opportunities to seal the win.
“The game plan was set by the manager and I think it worked really well. We caused City a lot of issues on the counter and created a number of chances.
“Coming to the Etihad, we knew they would have a lot of the ball and would use it really well. We knew we would have difficult moments and we just had to stay with them, use our brains and opportunities would come in the transition.
“That happened in both the first and second half and in the end, we’re a little disappointed not to leave with all three points.’
“I was pleased to score and help the team, of course.
“I was played in and I felt Kyle [Walker] coming in fast behind me. That made my mind up to check back onto my right, as initially I was thinking I’d shoot early with my left.
“That gave the chance to have a quick change of direction to create a little more space and thankfully I was able to finish it off.
“Like I said, it’s just slightly tinged with the disappointment that we couldn’t get the win following such a strong performance. But that’s what we need to show going forward, keeping that consistency.”
