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Sterling set to start for Liverpool against Manchester City

The 17-year-old winger put in an excellent performance in Thursday’s Europa League victory over Hearts at Tynecastle.

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LIVERPOOL MANAGER BRENDAN RODGERS is set to hand teenage sensation Raheem Sterling his first Premier League start against Manchester City at Anfield on Sunday.

The 17-year-old winger put in an excellent performance in Thursday’s Europa League victory over Hearts at Tynecastle, and Rodgers has been convinced that the teenager has what it takes to play against the Premier League champions.

Should he start, Sterling will become the third youngest Liverpool player in history to begin a league match after Michael Owen and Jack Robinson.

The former QPR player made his name with some captivating displays for the Liverpool reserves last season.

He was eventually brought into the first team fold by former boss Kenny Dalglish and made his debut as a substitute against Wigan in March.

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  • Spearing ,downing henderson, adam not starting today gus come out frm behind d couch you gowl!

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  • Don’t bother watching mate ur not a red in my eyes wit a comment like that

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  • peter 26/08/12 #

    City conceded two goals against southhampton. Granted they scored three and came from behind but we are at home and always raise our game for the top teams. Our problem is the so called smaller teams and it has been a problem since the first time king kenny left.

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    • Agree with all of this Peter. I just can’t see where the goals are going to come from. We’ve already seen that there’s going to be a heavy reliance on Suarez as the main striker, and I don’t see him as a 20 goals (league) a season player. nnThere are too many ‘not Liverpool’ players in the squad as well – Spearing, Johnson, Downing, Henderson, Adam etc. nnI’ll be delighted to be proved wrong over the next couple of seasons – after 38 years of following them in their various guises, they’re just a little hard to love right now! Then again, I suppose that’s the time they need it most. Fk it, and fk em all – come on the reds!

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  • Sterling was sensational today

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    • Yes he was, definitely one to watch. Very heartening performance all told. Felt for Skrtel – magnificent today except for ‘that’. Good to see them trying to push on at 1-0, rather than settling for a rear-guard action for the rest of the game. Bodes well. We shall see…

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  • peter 26/08/12 #

    He needs some kind of mind coaching to help hit the back of the net because his approach play is second to none. All ill say he must have created some amount of chances in Holland to score at the ratio he did while playing there

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  • @Noel ‘gowl’ – great word, haven’t heard it in years. Up there with ‘clank’

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  • Not sure I’ll let the young lad watch this. Could be a feckin’ horror show! I don’t want to divest him of all of his football hopes and dreams at just five years of age. Heaven help him, ‘cos Dad likes Liverpool – so does the boy! I’ll be watching from behind the sofa through the gaps in my fingers. Still though, doom and gloom aside, it’s impossible for an optimist to be pleasantly surprised…

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