West Ham vs Manchester City player ratings: Raheem Sterling scores hat-trick in 5-0 win influenced by VAR

VAR was used for the first time to overturn a decision in the Premier League

Raheem Sterling scored a hat-trick as Manchester City began their Premier League title defence with a 5-0 win against West Ham.

The game also saw the very first decision overturned by VAR in the Premier League, Sterling saw a goal ruled out for offside and Sergio Aguero was given a chance to retake a saved penalty after Lukas Fabianski moved in front of his line before saving.

Sterling doubled City’s lead after the break following Gabriel Jesus’ opening goal and from then it became a case of how many Pep Guardiola’s side would score.

A well-timed run from deep was found by Mahrez for his second, and the third, after Aguero’s penalty, came in similar fashion.

See how we rated the players in the gallery below