Raheem Sterling trolled after spectacularly falling over in Manchester City’s match against Burnley

RAHEEM STERLING was the talk of social media - after an attempted waltz around Burnley keeper Tom Heaton went spectacularly wrong.

The England international was one-on-one with the Clarets stopper, when he went to make his big move and skip around the keeper.

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But in the middle of the act,  he kicked the GROUND with Heaton bearing down on him.

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Even worse for the 22-year-old, he flopped to the ground like he had been shot after toeing the turf - presumably making it look like he had been fouled for a penalty.

Luckily for Sterling, team-mate Sergio Aguero was on hand to turn in the loose ball and give the home side a two-goal cushion.

Earlier on in the game, Fernandinho had been sent off - his third red card in six games.

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The Brazilian is set to get a four-match ban following a dismissal for a two-footed tackle on Joann Berg Gudmundsson.

But Sterling's opener along with Aguero's goal put the game out of reach for Burnley, before Ben Mee got the Clarets back into the game with 20 minutes left on the clock.

Here's what Twitter had to say about Sterling's antics...