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Premier League: Manchester City completed 18 successive victories in all competitions, thanks to Raheem Sterling's second-minute header at the Emirates Stadium.

Manchester City stormed to the top of the Premier League on Tuesday with a 5-0 demolition of West Brom to extend their winning streak to 11 games.

Raheem Sterling's last-minute penalty salvaged England from another embarrassing result against Iceland.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola named a strong team including Sergio Aguero, Leroy Sane and Raheem Sterling at Eastlands.

Pep Guardiola's side looked set to drop points after Oriol Romeu cancelled out Kevin De Bruyne's opener, only for Sterling to give City a 19th straight win in all competitions and a club-record 12th successive win in the league.

Manchester City have 10 wins and a draw from their opening 11 Premier League games this season.

The 26-year-old Uruguayan was forced to train on his own after declaring that he wanted to leave the club, but he returned to training with his team-mates on Friday after reportedly apologising to the squad.

West Ham's trip to Anfield is the final home game before the 24th anniversary of the 1989 tragedy which saw 96 Liverpool fans crushed to death at an FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough stadium.

Liverpool on Monday looked set to stay at Anfield instead of moving to a new ground, after city authorities announced plans to regenerate the area around their historic Anfield home.

Brendan Rodgers insists Liverpool will end their Anfield agony as long as the club's fans don't turn on the Reds boss and his struggling side.