Sterling set for England bow

12th Oct 2012 - Latest News

Raheem Sterling is set to make his England U21 debut at Carrow Road on Friday night and received a glowing testimony from coach Stuart Pearce ahead of the game.

raheem sterling

England face Serbia in the European Championship play-offs with the first leg in Norwich on Friday night (6pm).

Fellow Reds Jordan Henderson, Jack Robinson and Andre Wisdom are also in the squad, and Sterling could be set for a starting role after his impressive start to the season with Liverpool.

Pearce said: "Raheem has had a fantastic start to the season.

"He has been in our development age groups prior to this season and he had the fortunate opportunity to be with the seniors last time out and he has come in now and has got the opportunity to vie for a place with the U21s.

"He has fit in really well to be fair, he will bring the confidence he has got and that Brendan has given him. He has got his tail up at the moment and looks a real handful.

"We would prefer more young players breaking into their teams, there is no doubt about that."





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I think it's best that he plays u21 for a while longer. There's no subsute for playing games and developing your game and u21 is a perfect stepping stone for Raheem.
ToxtethRed
12th Oct 2012 10:06
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