Dropped Raheem Sterling admits emotions got the better of him in altercation
A draw against Montenegro at Wembley will be enough to guarantee England’s place at Euro 2020
12 November 2019 - 15:57
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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