Man City 2-0 Dinamo Zagreb: Sterling and Foden on target in Champions League tough win
Raheem Sterling came off the bench to provide the spark Manchester City needed to claim a hard-fought but deserved Champions League victory over Dinamo Zagreb. See how the action unfolded with Express Sport.
Pep Guardiola's side seemed to do everything but score in a one-sided first half at the Etihad Stadium but it took the second-half introduction of Sterling to break the deadlock.
The England forward struck in the 66th minute to put City on course for top spot in Group C before Phil Foden added a second in injury time.
After 19 attempts on goal few could quibble with the result but City's lack of a cutting edge, although key man Kevin De Bruyne was missing with a groin injury, might be of concern to Guardiola.
The City boss himself did not have a quiet night as he was booked in the second half for protesting about a refereeing decision. That came after City had also been frustrated by the VAR system before the break, denied a penalty for handball.
City have had little luck with VAR since it was introduced and another penalty appeal was turned down late on.
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