Manchester City midfielder Raheem Sterling says he's a better player for working with Bernardo Silva.

Silva arrived in the summer from AS Monaco.

He told the Mirror: “I think it was when City started to buy wingers! I went back to North West London, I went to see my friend and he said, 'They've just bought Bernardo Silva.' He was worried for me. And I was like saying, 'That's sick, man.' He was really surprised but I thought, 'It's good, it's competition and it brings out the best in me.'

“That was a massive turning point when the wingers came in to push me. It was a good thing.

“At the time, it was only me and Leroy (Sane) and I just knew that it would push me again to do better because I knew there was someone else there. When you're in a team, it's not about ego, it's about raising your game to help the team.

“People had started to doubt me and I began to doubt myself as well and believe what was being said. It wasn't about getting my belief back, but I kind of blocked people out. I was like, 'OK, no problem, I'll show you.'"