There’s no point beating around the bush. Manchester City eviscerated Watford on Saturday with as brutal a display of football as you are ever likely to see.



But today we’re talking about Raheem Sterling, who didn’t even play.



You’ve probably come here to read a bit more about City’s goals, or how they have started using a 4-4-2 formation sometimes, or how Kevin De Bruyne kept popping up at right back.



But we’re talking about Sterling because he is a wanted man. You’ll remember all the talk during the international break about him being better than Neymar, about how he can be the next Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi.



There is a logical conclusion to talk like that. If you’re the subject of those conversations, Real Madrid are going to be having a serious look. And they are having a look at Sterling.



Sterling’s representatives were invited for talks this summer with Jose Angel Sanchez,...