Manchester City midfielder, Sterling Fernadinho has warned his team-
mates ahead of clash Sunderland.


Ahead of the game against Sunderland Fernandinho said: “Anybody
who believes playing Sunderland at home will be easy is mistaken.
Remember two seasons ago when we were going for the title and they
held us 2-2 and last year, on New Year’s Day, they made it
really difficult again, though we eventually won 3-2.”


He also added: “They always seem to play well when they are up
against us – maybe they just play this well against City! But now
they will come here having changed their manager and with the extra
motivation.We need to prepare well, concentrate throughout and give
our fans the kind of performance they deserve.”

The player continued: “I knew when I came to City that playing on
Boxing Day was a special day for supporters in England and maybe
one of the most-looked forward to on the calendar.It is a day when
people are relaxed and with their families and we need to prepare
correctly and make sure we send our fans home happy so they can
continue to enjoy the holidays.”


“We will be doing our best against Sunderland, I can assure
everybody of that,” Fernandinho.


City are third in the Premier League, while Sunderland are down in
19th position.