Pep Guardiola warned his players to finish the season strongly, starting with their home league fixture against relegation strugglers Swansea City on Sunday.
However, the head coach need not have worried as the 'Sky Blues' got off to a dream start at the Etihad.
In the 12th minute, Kevin De Bruyne found Sterling the box who proceeded to play through David Silva. The Spaniard flung his first-touch of the ball into the air but then comfortably fired it past opposing goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski to break the deadlock.
David Silva (12'):
April 22, 2018
Swansea's woes would be compounded four minutes later when Sterling doubled City's advantage.
Fabian Delph and David Silva linked up seemlessly with a brilliant one-two on the left wing to give the Englishman space to fire in a cross to his compatriot in the box. It's easy from there for Sterling who tapped it into an empty goal.
Sterling (16'):
April 22, 2018