Memphis vs. Sterling

Noticed this convo going on in the r/soccer forum and thought we should give it a go here.

IMHO, right now they are both great talents looking forward. I think as of this very moment Sterling is maybe a tad ahead of Memphis though just because he's a veteran in a top 5 league, which obviously Memphis will also become eventually. I noticed a lot of people are pushing Memphis and saying he's already ahead of Raheem after yesterday's performance, but I think we all have to slow down and admit that it was a game against Brugge, even though I was impressed with the demeanor that he took with both goals. As much as it kills me to say, if he had sunk that backheel from Rooney for the hat trick the internet may have melted.

Memphis certainly has a better end product and I expect that he'll score 10+ BPL goals this season, but that will be because he has to. United do not have a true 9 they can depend on game in and game out, like City do which will certainly cause him to unload more often than Sterling.

I think right now Sterling is better on the ball and attacking defenders, but a lot of that comes back to being comfortable in doing so in the BPL. Memphis will learn that eventually and showed some glimpses of it yesterday. The one thing I've been really impressed at with Sterling thus far is also his defensive work rate which has allowed Kolarov to overlap more than he already did. I think that's certainly limited a number of counters on the left side and has played a large role in our two clean sheets, especially since I didn't think he brought that with his skill set.

I'm sure when the two meet up for the derby the talk between those two will really heat up and I'm really looking forward to it.