KIERAN GILL - THE NUMBERS GAME: Raheem Sterling left Liverpool because he wanted an upgrade: in his team-mates, his manager, his shot at silverware and – the reason why The Etihad's away end will bark at him today – his salary. Yet that was not all. He also wanted to stop being played out of position and Manchester City have wasted no time in using their £49million purchase to the best of his attacking ability. Brendan Rodgers asked Sterling to fulfil defensive duties, which his agent Aidy Ward questioned in an exclusive interview in October. ‘Why would Liverpool play him at left wing back?’ Ward told Sportsmail. ‘Would you play Simon Mignolet up front?’ At City there has been no such confusion. ...read
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