With less than two minutes gone Kevin de Bruyne whipped a low cross into the box that somehow evaded everyone before Sterling slid in ahead of Marc Albrighton at the back post to open the scoring.
It was Sterling's 20th goal in all competitions this season.
It was also de Bruyne's third assist in his last four games, as many as in his previous 14 combined.
Check out the goal for yourself below:
10 February 2018