Raheem Sterling’s penalty miss prompts a completely predictable reaction

Yeah, so what if it was an ultimately meaningless preseason friendly... or that Manchester City *won* the shootout in the end? Having a pop at Raheem Sterling is a bandwagon that few can resist jumping on these days.

After Beijing's Manchester derby was called off the other day, City finally played their first match of their preseason jaunt to China. Borussia Dortmund, who beat Manchester United comfortably in Shanghai last week, were the opponents for the match in Shenzen. Having taken a lead through Sergio Aguero... https://twitter.com/SkyFootball/status/758655224219258881 City were pegged back by a Christian Pulisic equaliser at the death, sending the game to a penalty shootout. https://twitter.com/SkyFootball/status/758658871430787072 Although City went on to win it, Sterling - who took his fair share of flak for his performances in an England shirt earlier this summer - failed with his spot kick, with the Dortmund keeper making a save. Predictably, this opened the floodgates for another round of Sterling mockery. Yet again, the fee that City stumped up for Sterling when he moved to the club from Liverpool last summer was a prominent theme... https://twitter.com/UnitedlyDamien/status/758665575652401152 https://twitter.com/LaideKun/status/758662525923815424 https://twitter.com/AttractiveLucas/status/758662334826938368 https://twitter.com/Forbesy602/status/758666260901163008 https://twitter.com/DamenBramwell/status/758662031046168576 https://twitter.com/DTM4888/status/758664712808693760 https://twitter.com/Aidansmall97/status/758665023489179648 But as we've already mentioned, City prevailed. Sterling's missed penalty presented Dortmund with a chance to win it. Not only did they miss that one, but goalkeeper Angus Gunn was equal to their next one, too. https://twitter.com/BMRisingTV/status/758661579202232320