Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling will not be considered for England’s Euro 2020 qualifier against Montenegro on Wednesday night following a reported bust up between the Manchester City forward and Liverpool defender Joe Gomez.
Sterling and Gomez are said to have been involved in a tense physical confrontation at England’s St George’s Park training camp.
The incident is thought to have been sparked after a back-and-forth conversation about Liverpool’s 3-1 Premier League win over Manchester City at Anfield and it went too far during the training session. Gomez was pictured with a scratch under his eye
It is reported that other England team-mates had to separate the pair, who clashed late in Sunday’s fixture that left Liverpool eight points clear at the top of the Premier League table. Gomez came on late as a substitute and was involved in a scuffle with Sterling that angered the Manchester City forward.
Following the incident at the national team training camp, Sterling was dropped from the England squad for the Euro qualifier against Montenegro on Wednesday and the 24-year-old winger later apologized for his actions.
The Three Lions are on the verge of qualifying for next year’s continental tournament and face Kosovo in Pristina on Sunday after their encounter against Montenegro.
