div> When Raheem Sterling ran clear of the Shakhtar Donetsk defence, steadied himself to shoot, kicked the turf and fell over it was impossible not to laugh, yet the ramifications were serious. Everybody seemed to know Sterling had fallen over his own feet, even he looked embarrassed – as well he should, given how clumsy he had looked – but when the referee Viktor Kassai pointed to the spot there was a moral dilemma. Given City’s issues with fair play recently, it would have been nice if Sterling had owned up. If he had walked over to the Hungarian official and told him what had happened. It was the right thing to do, even if you can cling to the argument that it is not up to a player to tell a referee he has made a mistake. Then again, as much as you would have liked to have seen Sterling’s sportsmanship shine through, it would have been equally good if the assistant referee behind the goal had helped. There is no point having extra officials if they cannot even spot a player has fallen over and there was nobody close enough to touch him. Everyone stayed silent, the supporters…