Sterling strike sees City home

Raheem Sterling scored an 84th minute winner for Manchester City at Huddersfield on Sunday for a come-from-behind 2-1 victory that restored City’s eight-point lead over Manchester United at the top of the Premier League table.

City defender Nicolas Otamendi scored an own goal just before half time to put Huddersfield in the lead, but a Sergio Aguero penalty made it all square two minutes into the second half. City are the only unbeaten team in the league.

An injury-time penalty from Alexis Sanchez gave Arsenal a 1-0 win at Turf Moor in the Premier League on Sunday to send the Londoners to fourth place.

Burnley, boosted by three straight wins, started strongly and went close in the 15th minute when Iceland winger Johann Berg Gudmundsson struck the post after a flowing counter attack.

There were few chances in a tight second period. The Gunners grabbed the winner in injury time when Aaron Ramsay went down under challenge from James Tarkowski and Sanchez converted the kick.

Charlie Austin’s second-half double, on his return to the

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Southampton starting line-up, helped to earn his side a 4-1 victory over Everton, whose misery continued.

Southampton took the lead at St Mary’s in the 18th minute after Dusan Tadic finished off a fine team move but, just before the break, Everton levelled through Gylfi Sigurdsson.

The goal did little to settle Everton and they were soon behind again as Austin headed home in the 52nd minute before getting on the end of a cross to make it 3-1 six minutes later.

Captain Steven Davis fired home a late fourth as Southampton strolled to just their fifth home win of 2017. /