Why Chelsea winger Raheem Sterling will relish Burnley game in search of redemption

The issue for the England international was that they came from his own supporters, frustrated by Sterling having already missed with a tame penalty earlier in the match and squandered a one-on-one opportunity that appeared easier to convert.

However, all is not lost for the under-fire 29-year-old. Some will argue that having almost two weeks to stew over the negative reaction was a bad thing for the experienced attacker, yet he will counteract that he has had that time period to prepare for one of his favourite opponents.

In terms of a goals/assists ratio, Bournemouth is the team that Sterling has most success against, yet Burnley are not all that far behind.

Whether Sterling has represented Liverpool, Manchester City or Chelsea versus the Clarets, he has prevailed in 10 of 11 such Premier League fixtures, the other game ending in a draw.

Furthermore, a total of three goals and four assists have been contributed during those encounters, numbers that do not necessarily stand out until you delve a little deeper.

Five of those contributions have been posted in his last two top-flight appearances against Burnley, a combination of one goal and four assists.

Towards the back end of 2021-22, Sterling set up both of Man City's goals in a 2-0 victory at Turf Moor, those two assists coming in the opening 25 minutes of the contest.

Earlier in this campaign in the reverse fixture, he would run riot either side of half time, his cross leading to an own goal from Ameen Al-Dakhil and soon