New Delhi: The weekend heavyweight encounter in the Premier League between Manchester City and Liverpool will see Raheem Sterling face his former club.


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Liverpool fans who were disheartened to see Sterling leave Anfield for Manchester, are expected to make their voices heard in small sections in the stadium. Sterling who got his breakthrough at Liverpool, was expected to make it big in the Red camp.


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After months of speculations earlier, Sterling made a move to rivals City as the deal saw Liverpool cashing in.


Sterling has excelled for City since his move to the Etihad and is continuing to grow under Manuel Pellegrini. Playing often on the left flank, Sterling has been lively. He has set up a beautiful combination with the club's record signing Kevin de Bruyne. The addition of evergreen David Silva makes the forward line look irresistible.


City's star players have contributed to Sterling's impact and he looks like a match destined to do well for the Citizens. Sterling has already registered four goals for City in 10 EPL games so far this term.


It will be an interesting day for the youngster on how he copes up with facing his old club for whom he played 129 games in a staggering four seasons.


Manchester City lie atop at the EPL table, with Liverpool sitting on 10th place. The match will be played in Manchester on Saturday at 11:00 pm IST.