39 min : “Is Sterling a good goalscorer or is his woeful finishing just rendered unimportant by virtue of playing in a team that create 4000 chances a game?” says David Flynn.

35 min: De Bruyne knocks a pass through to Jesus, who shoots straight at Fabianski from a tight angle.

32 min: De Bruyne lashes one goalwards from 25 yards, but Fabianski pushes his stinging left-footed effort out.

The ingenious De Bruyne stabs a wondrous, bending pass through to Sterling with the outside of his right boot.

Sterling controls and turns a pass back to Silva, who takes the ball in his stride before drilling a low, angled shot past Fabianski!

Swansea are out first, their players forming a guard of honour for the champions, who are greeted by tremendous noise once they make their entrance.

Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images On Sky, Raheem Sterling tells Thierry Henry that this has been the hardest week of training during his time at Manchester City .