He’s like a Raht up a beanstalk

After doing his celebrated impression of a winkle pin at Newcastle on Thursday, Sterling has now outscored Sergio Aguero in this Premier League campaign.

And deep into panto season it’s worth remembering that goals are the golden eggs. The rest is just magic beans.

City’s frolic up the beanstalk towards the 2017/18 Premier League crown continues at Crystal Palace (12pm) with Pep Guardiola’s boys as short as 2/9 for another win, but I’m wary of playing in the result markets at all.

Trying to squeeze an extra greedy quid out of a ‘certainty’ is a traditional way to come a cropper at any time of year.

City nearly went twanky late on at Newcastle in a similar shape of challenge, after failing to add to Sterling’s exquisite first-half goal.

They’ve also conceded goals at Bournemouth, West Brom (twice) and Huddersfield this season.

Palace beat Chelsea at Selhurst Park and gave Arsenal a wobble on Thursday.

If only there were someone who could help us have a bet on City without us sacrificing all hopes of a fair price...

He’s behind you. Sterling has found the net in 15 of his 25 club outings of this WORLDIE accumulators are nearly always a tear-stained disaster, but I can’t resist a huge New Year’s Day roll-up on tomorrow’s Premier League.

Trust Brighton and Stoke to toil in vain, and believe Sean Dyche (left) can work his magic when Liverpool visit Burnley. Rub a fresh leprechaun with a pound coin and put it on the ‘no goalscorer’ treble – it’s 925/1 (Skybet).

Nibble three DRAWS too - that pays 45/1. It probably won’t. Good luck!