RAHEEM STERLING is winning his race to be fit for Wednesday nights trip to Real Madrid.
The Manchester City ace tweaked a hamstring during the 2-0 defeat at Tottenham on February 2.
And Sunsport reported that it was touch and go whether he would be ready to return by the time City travelled to the Bernabeu.
While he did not the travelling party for the win at Leicester on Saturday, he has been training for the last few days.
And it seems certain that Sterling will be on the plane when the squad fly to Spain early on Tuesday afternoon.
That will leave Pep Guardiola with a big decision on whether to pick him from the start or name him among the substitutes.
Sterling is certain to want to play and catch the eye having confirmed at the weekend that he would love to play for the Spanish giants one day.
While Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane also refused to rule out a summer move for very good Sterling earlier this week.
Because it coincided with Citys winter break, the injury kept him out of just two matches and he is likely to be fresh to face Zidanes men.
