The Englishman was named to start on the left of the front three by Pep Guardiola for the visit of the Bees to the Etihad Stadium, with the 2-0 win ensuring City are now 12 points clear at the top of the division.
City faced a decided Brentford and battled to transform their strength into obvious possibilities in the initial phases of the conflict.
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In any case, they at last broke the stop five minutes before the break when Sterling broke into the crate and brought Mads Roerslev into making a rash tackle that prompted ref Darren England highlighting the spot.
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Riyad Mahrez moved forward and sent Bees guardian David Raya the incorrect way with his spot-kick to put City ahead.
Real likewise assumed a significant part in his side's subsequent objective, compelling Raya into a save, with the resulting bounce back observing its direction to Kevin de Bruyne who terminated in.
As well as the three places, Sterling's presentation likewise brought about him setting another Premier League record.
The primary half spot-kick was the 23rd punishment that Sterling has won since making his first class debut with Liverpool back in 2012.
That is another record in the division, with no other player having won a greater number of punishments than the winger.
While he assumed the basic part in winning the punishment, Sterling honored the scorer of the spot-kick, Mahrez.
"It was a troublesome one against an extreme group to separate yet you realize we got the three focuses we really wanted eventually," he told City's club site.
"First game at their place was a troublesome one, they came here and done precisely the same thing, yet we simply expected to continue to play and the possibilities will come.
"I was near the container and just attempted to enter the case and attempted to make something. I was at first looking to a get a cross in.
"However, he stuck his leg out and fouled me so in some cases you really want that piece of karma. We have an assigned punishment taker and that is Riyad, he's been critical from the spot.
"He's rehearsing and he's been crucial for us in those minutes when we really do have a spot-kick. Everything we can do is to continue playing, continue to attempt to dominate match by game and that is one more positive development."
City manager Guardiola hailed Sterling for giving his side an opening against a been unfaltering up group to definite five minutes of the main time frame.
“It was a really tough game. They defended with high pressing man to man and when you break this press they defend so deep and compact, there are no spaces,” he said.
“We had to be patient, make no mistakes. Thanks to good movement from John Stones to break the lines and a good action from Raheem for the penalty, then the second half was much better.”