The 19-year-old has regained his best form in recent weeks, having overcome a dip in his performances over the second half of last
season.

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has slapped down television pundit Tony Gale by insisting that Raheem Sterling is ready to go to this summer’s World Cup with England.

Sterling took his goal total for the season to five by scoring twice in last Saturday’s 5-1 Premier League win over Arsenal at Anfield.
But former Fulham, West Ham and Blackburn defender Gale has suggested that the teenager’s game is based solely on pace, implying that he lacks the tactical nous to help England in Brazil.