{"id":678029,"date":"2019-08-10T18:34:30","date_gmt":"2019-08-10T18:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n<p class=\"sp-story-body__introduction\">Raheem Sterling scored a hat-trick as Manchester City got their title defence off to a winning start with victory at West Ham in game that saw the video assistant referee play a significant role for the fir"},"modified":"2019-08-10T18:34:30","modified_gmt":"2019-08-10T18:34:30","slug":"sterling-hat-trick-as-man-city-hit-five-against-west-ham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/10\/sterling-hat-trick-as-man-city-hit-five-against-west-ham\/","title":{"rendered":"Sterling hat-trick as Man City hit five against West Ham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"sp-story-body__introduction\">Raheem Sterling scored a hat-trick as Manchester City got their title defence off to a winning start with victory at West Ham in game that saw the video assistant referee play a significant role for the first time in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>The technology is making its debut in England\u2019s top flight this season and, after last night\u2019s curtain raiser between Liverpool and Norwich passed off without incident, it took centre-stage on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>VAR was first called on when Gabriel Jesus appeared to have put City 3-0 up midway through the second half, only for Raheem Sterling to be ruled fractionally offside in the build-up.<\/p>\n<p>After Sterling added City\u2019s third, a moment also reviewed for possible offside, the system then awarded the visitors a penalty retake after Sergio Aguero\u2019s tame effort was saved by Lukas Fabianski but Declan Rice was deemed to have encroached into the area.<\/p>\n<p>The striker made no mistake at the second attempt.<\/p>\n<p>This was, nevertheless, a dominant and deserved victory for Pep Guardiola\u2019s side, who laid down a marker for the season ahead in emphatic fashion.<\/p>\n<p>The visitors had looked a little short of their best early on but they took the lead midway through the first half when Jesus flicked in Kyle Walker\u2019s low ball into the box.<\/p>\n<p>They doubled their advantage six minutes into the second half, Sterling sliding in a low shot after being put through by Kevin de Bruyne.<\/p>\n<p>After Jesus\u2019 VAR-denied effort, a third did come for City as Sterling ran on to a ball over the defence before coolly lobbing Fabianski. 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