Manchester City star Raheem Sterling appeared to have switched his Mercedes for a Smart car when he left training on Wednesday.

The England international is regularly spotted arriving and departing City's Etihad training facility in a £125,000 Mercedes, but this time he opted for a less expensive model.

Sterling, who joined City from Liverpool in the summer for £49m, was photographed driving off in a £12,000 Smart car the day after he helped the team qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League as group winners.

The 21-year-old scored twice in a 4-2 thumping over Borussia Monchengladbach.

So far this season, Sterling has scored four goals in all competitions.