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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has defended star forward Raheem Sterling amid his recent run without scoring.
The forward enjoyed a remarkable start to the campaign and took his goalscoring tally for the campaign to 20 with a brace against Wolverhampton Wanderers in December.
However, since that 3-2 defeat the forward has failed to find the net in his last seven games, with the ruthless edge he's managed to find over the last few seasons deserting him. Ahead of the match against Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Sunday, Guardiola said he has no concerns about the England international, per Simon Mullock of the Sunday Mirror:
"Raheem is one of the only guys I’ve met in my career with a recovery quicker than I’ve ever seen before.