Raheem Sterling has leapt to the defence of England teammate Joe Gomez, after the Liverpool defender was booed by fans when coming on as a substitute during Thursday night’s win over Montenegro.
Sterling was dropped for the game, which saw England secure
qualification for next summer’s European Championships, after he
confronted Gomez in the canteen at St. George’s Park, the day after the
pair had clashed on the field during Liverpool’s 3-1 Premier League win
over Man City.
The City star has apologised, and the pair are back on speaking
terms, with Gareth Southgate stating on Tuesday that Gomez had done
nothing wrong and that the squad was ready to move on.
However, when Gomez replaced Mason Mount in the 70th minute of
the 7-0 win, a section of the Wembley crowd booed, prompting Sterling to
speak out.
"To all the @England fans," he wrote on Twitter. "I wanted to leave
things at it was but tonight I have to speak again : it was hard for me
to see my team mate get booed for something that was my fault.
"Joe hasn’t done anything wrong & for me to see someone who keeps
his head down and work hard especially after a difficult week for him
to be booed when he came on tonight was wrong.
"I’ve taken full responsibility and accepted the consequence. I felt as though I had to say this get home safe every one."
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