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Sterling awarded bizarre penalty for Man City after kicking the ground

  /  autty

Raheem Sterling earned a bizarre penalty for Manchester City against Shakhtar Donetsk as he kicked the ground and fell over.

The referee Viktor Kassai was obstructed and believed the England international had been unceremoniously taken out.

Shakhtar players surrounded the officials, appealing incredulously, but their complaints fell on deaf ears.

Sterling found himself with the goal at his mercy and Andriy Pyatov charging towards him.

The 23-year-old glanced up and then attempted a chip over the goalkeeper's head. But his shooting leg dug into the turf well behind the ball and the winger toppled forward.

He got to his feet sheepishly and must have been as surprised as the Shakhtar players that the penalty was given.

Gabriel Jesus stuck the penalty away to give City a 2-0 lead after David Silva had tapped the hosts in front from two yards out.