BREAKING NEWS: “Everyone is gone on International Duty, and that’s why I feel this is the right time to come out to the media to tell the world why Garath Southgate don’t want me in his England squad”- Chelsea Star Raheem Sterling speaks out about why he lost his starting spot to Phil Foden.
Raheem Sterling has admitted Chelsea are “disappointed” they did not get all three points against Manchester City.
Former City player Sterling gave the Blues the lead in the first half against the Premier League champions, only for Rodri to level late on in the second half. Speaking after the game, Sterling praised Chelsea’s performance but insisted they could have come away with a win.
“I think in the end we can be pleased with a good point but I also think there’s a bit of disappointment not to win the game,” said Sterling. “We had chances to finish the game off, although so did they in fairness, but we had some really good opportunities to seal the win.
“The game plan was set by the manager and I think it worked really well. We caused City a lot of issues on the counter and created a number of chances. Coming to the Etihad, we knew they would have a lot of the ball and would use it really well.
“We knew we would have difficult moments and we just had to stay with them, use our brains and opportunities would come in the transition. That happened in both the first and second half and in the end, we’re a little disappointed not to leave with all three points.”
Speaking through his goal, Sterling added: “I was pleased to score and help the team, of course. I was played in and I felt Kyle [Walker] coming in fast behind me. That made my mind up to check back onto my right, as initially I was thinking I’d shoot early with my left.
“That gave the chance to have a quick change of direction to create a little more space and thankfully I was able to finish it off. Like I said, it’s just slightly tinged with the disappointment that we couldn’t get the win following such a strong performance. But that’s what we need to show going forward, keeping that consistency.”
The result leaves Chelsea 10th in the league, with hope of still finishing in a European spot this season. Manchester City dropped to third, four points behind leaders Liverpool.
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