Raheem Sterling said he allowed his emotions to get the better of him, leading to a brief altercation with Liverpool’s Joe Gomez. That resulted in the Manchester City player being dropped for Thursday’s Euro 2020 qualifier against Montenegro.

Sterling admitted on Instagram on Tuesday that he and Gomez “had words” when they met at the England camp the day after Liverpool’s 3-1 win over defending champions Manchester City, which left the latter nine points adrift of Jurgen Klopp’s side...

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