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Manchester City are already knee-deep in the 2019 summer pre-season with their friendly matches well underway.

The spirits are good and the team feel ready to continue with the next challenges that take them to Hong Kong to face Kitchee FC. The Citizens' first two fixtures were played in Nanjing and Shanghai respectively and were all a part of the Premier League Asia Trophy tournament.

Raheem Sterling has shared a new

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Surely enough, the image was met with a lot of positive feedback from his teammates and some other stars.

Benjamin Mendy, who is unfortunately still recovering from his serious injury, has stayed behind but was quick to send support to his teammate and friend.

The defender just posted some emojis, replying to Sterling's snap.

But he wasn't the only one as some other stars, both from the footballing world and beyond it, have done the same.

Sterling will be looking to build upon a stunning 2018/19 campaign that saw him score 25 goals and provide a further 18 assists in 51 appearances in all competitions for the Citizens.