Manchester City midfielder David Silva has praised City winger Raheem Sterling extensively, tipping the youngster for great things in his career.

Sterling has scored eight goals for City so far after his £49m summer move from Liverpool.

And Silva has been highly impressed with the form shown by the 21-year old but believes he can reach an even higher level.

He is quoted by the Mirror as saying:

Raheem is technically very gifted and he’s got a lot more to come. He’s going to make history. Apart from his ability, it’s also his personality, which will help him a lot. He’s just turned 21, so he’s going to improve and get more experience and read the games a lot better, so he’s got a lot more to prove how good he is.

It’s very pleasing the club are bringing in the quality like Raheem and Kevin De Bruyne. They’re young players, fresh players and they bring that onto the pitch, too.

The club failed to replicate the success of Manuel Pellegrini’s debut season last term, ending the 2014/15 trophyless.

That led to a whole lot of investment in the summer and Silva is desperate for silverware this time around – with the club still currently in all four competitions after a series of injury troubles.

Silva said:

We didn’t win anything last season, but the year before we won two, so the aim in 2016 is to win titles. For me, it’s not difficult [to maintain hunger for success] because I want to win, win and win. I don’t know what happens with other players and what’s in the head of other players but, for me, it’s just winning.

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