Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has expressed his excitement at seeing the development of new signing Raheem Sterling.

The £49m summer signing from Liverpool is poised to make his home debut as champions Chelsea visit the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League on Sunday, live on Sky Sports 1. Sterling spurned a good chance to score in City's first game of the season, Monday's 3-0 win at West Brom, but Pellegrini has no doubt his quality will soon show. He said: "I think that he will be a very dangerous