Manchester City's Raheem Sterling has rubbished comparisons between him, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo despite his impressive recent form.
Under Pep Guardiola, Sterling has become arguably the Premier League's most potent attacker, netting a combined 35 goals and providing 21 assists in City's title-winning campaigns in 2017-18 and 2018-19.
The Englishman has started the new campaign in similarly impressive fashion:
FIFA.com13 goals and seven assists in just 16 games for @ManCity & @England this campaign ud83dudd25 @sterling7 bringing that #MondayMotivation ud83dudcaa https://t.co/YbcwZwDdY4
As a result, he has been included among the nominees for the 2019 Ballon d'Or alongside five-time winners Ronaldo and Messi:
Sterling believes he will have to maintain, or even improve, his current form over more than a decade to be included in the same bracket as the Juventus and Barcelona superstars, per FourFourTwo (h/t MailOnline's Amitai Winehouse):
"Messi's one of a kind.