Manchester City midfielder Raheem Sterling admits the self-belief amongst the players hasn't wavered since preseason.

City were confirmed Premier League champions last week.

Sterling told Sky Sports: "Coming into this pre-season, the energy and atmosphere and belief was really good. The belief when we were in the dressing room and when we went out onto pitches felt like we were in control.

"Last season I had it where I thought 'it might not be our day today' but there has not been a game this season I thought we were going to lose. Even the Champions League game against Liverpool at 3-0 down in the second leg I thought we were going to win.

"The whole year it has been like that. I always have that belief in the team that we were going to win. We have controlled games and our thing last year was that when we were doing well the counter-attack was always on, but this year we have solved it so we are a bit safer and that gave me reassurances that if we attack we can defend and stop them scoring."