AFC Bournemouth: Eddie Howe 'inspired' by thought of stopping Manchester City and Raheem Sterling- news transfer #ManCity
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Manchester City and Raheem Sterling have enjoyed themselves against Bournemouth in recent years, but Eddie Howe aims to improve the Cherries' record. Bournemouth's poor record against Manchester City is inspiring Cherries boss Eddie Howe to oversee an improvement, and he believes halting Raheem Sterling will be key to avoiding defeat this weekend. Howe’s men won promotion to the Premier League in 2015, yet they have never beaten City in the competition, losing all eight of their top-flight meetings by an aggregate score of 25-3. But the 41-year-old says Bournemouth's dismal recent history in this fixture – with City set to visit on Sunday – does not cause him concern, and instead provides a motivating factor. "It inspires me," Howe said at his pre-match news conference. "We've got to try to turn that around and use that record to inspire us in this game. "I don't think we're the only team to suffer a bad record against Manchester City in recent years. "They're an outstanding team and, every time we've played against them, we've come off the pitch learning more about ourselves and what we have to do to grow and become better. "We try to embrace these challenges and not look at it fe...
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